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I think you're right, and that actually worries me more. Amazon likes to sell books for under $10, many ebooks I've bought are $5 or $7.

Maybe it has something to do with the book it's self (i.e. they charge $0.07 per image), but do they mention how this is calculated anywhere?

If I sell an ebook for $2, they take $0.60 in general, and then they decide that it costs $0.80 to deliver... that means they're taking 70% of the cost of the book. So if I'm successful and have to pay taxes, I may be making like $0.12 per book.

I don't remember every seeing this cost mentioned before in the few articles I've seen about selling Kindle books. I'd love to know how it's calculated.
Several carries are already interested, and Telefonica has already partnered up with Mozilla to create a real phone in the next year.
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To be pedantic, it is not named for a wild dog. Wild dogs would be of the Canis genus, specifically C. lupus.
I just built a fairly powerful desktop hackintosh and I'm running OSX 10.7.3. The little bit of research that went into ensuring all the parts were compatible was well worth the cash savings.
I read "Dive into HTMZl 5" 18 months ago when we were in Japan an China. I was pretty much convinced that this was the future but when I got home other stuff required attention.

Today I bought 2 more HTML 5 books, and I am trying to take breaks from consulting to master HTML 5 based apps. Something is wrong in the world if HTML 5 apps don't replace a majority of platform specific apps because in is in just about everyone's interest to have a portable UI platform across devices.
Danielle is the marketing and PR genius behind Twilio. So yes, this blog post was sort of clever PR campaign designed to make the HN home page.
I'm confused - was the sarcasm in my post not clear?
This kind of thing only works when users looking for "ebooks" are channeled through Amazon. Paid placement on Google may help them in that regard. What happens when users learn they can download ebooks elsewhere?

It's nonsensical to pay a fee for distribution when the distribution channel is the internet.

Project Gutenberg's and Archive.org' ebooks are better than this e-paper or super hi-res screen nonsense. Reading books on these devices is dog slow and awakward. It is just text. It should be searchable using Boyer-Moore algorithm. Fast. searchable ebooks.
A Thomas Edison fan enraged? Maybe this is how it manifests?
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If what you are saying is true, then every scientific and mathematical formula would be worthless, since after all, you just get out of it what you put into it. e=mc^2? f=ma? v=ir? Yep, no bearing on the real world or any predictive power whatsoever.
It's a good point. A quick look on Newegg lets me know I could probably build a much better machine for around $3k even. But systems builders charge much much more for worse hardware.

Sidequestion: people still buy hard drives as small as 500GB? 3tb runs around $170.
> Amazon is known for having very reasonable data storage/transfer fees in their other services, so it's very clear to me that they're just taking a huge margin here.

Exactly. They are trying to run a for-profit business. The T&C for data charges is clearly laid out in a simple table I found within 30 seconds of Googling. I'm not sure where the expectation of charity comes from that they shouldn't be making a profit, you don't have to use Amazon or Kindle if you don't want to. Do you think the new Macbook Pro costs Apple $2200 to make?
It's not that Dell would have an incentive to go private, it's that it would have no choice with Michael Dell bearing down on it, as the CEO and chairman of the board and owning 12% with overwhelming capital at his disposal. A 50% premium offer on the stock would probably more than hook institutional investors to bail out.

Michael Dell would buy it because it's crazy cheap (remove the cash discounted for 'real' liabilities and it has a 3.x pe ratio), and has a very long, very successful track record of profitability. If I'm not mistaken, it's basically had only a couple of quarters of unprofitable operation in the last 19 years (there was one in 1993).

He could plausibly earn back his $15 billion in cash in five or six years and own the entire company outright thereafter, with a potentially very good upside if they successfully transition to a services company. He's also young enough at 47, to still operate it for at least another 15 plus years with no big deal.

It's understood this is a very very very very unlikely scenario. Nobody likes to put $16 billion at such risk.
The coolness is enhanced by the fantastic setup instructions and documentation. Excellent work rigoneri!
It has to be this way to remain backward-compatible. Similar to the issues Perl is going through with things like enabling strict by default (you have to request at least a certain version, I think 5.12), and distinguishing a Perl 6 file from Perl 5 one.
That's like saying people were multitasking just fine on Windows 3.11, so why would anyone want a modern OS? If you want to work at a professional level and produce music that actually sounds good you need to work with high resolution audio files and complex, CPU-intensive plugins.

Unless, of course, you own extremely expensive hardware or happen to be a lo-fi genius like Bob Pollard or Calvin Johnson :)
Does anybody have any idea when .app domains will be available and how we'll be able to go about registering them? I know they're announcing the new top-level domain names in two days, but how long after that can we expect them to be available?
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It is true, you cannot do science without speculation. And it doesn't matter if you speculate before or after gathering a particular set of data, speculation is still required.

I didn't say that you shouldn't test your model, was just pointing out that you can model something based on an incomplete understanding and it can still be considered part of the scientific process before you have gone and checked your results. It can even be science even when there is currently no known way of checking the results, as long as you can point to a reasonable path that might lead you there.

Chaotic models are used in prediction. Regularly. Computational fluid dynamics wouldn't exist as a discipline without this.

And I never claimed that you should draw your final conclusions from a model, just that they can be a fantastically useful tool for exploring the unknown.

They can also be a trap if you trust the model more than the data, but that isn't the fault of modelling.
To chyme in and rant...

iTunes must be the worst offender. I always fullscreen it, because I seldom access it but want it to use all of my 13".

Then I start a video podcast. It runs inside the iTunes chrome. I hit cmd+F, it opens a new space. I finish watching the cast. The space closes and I land on the desktop instead of back in iTunes. What?

I wish any high-level blogger would start caring about OS X usability again. 10.7 needs more and not less public shaming. I don't think anyone even noticed that mouse/trackpad click-through is different again in 10.7, and for the worse IMHO. :(
Thank you. I've been thinking about putting up a personal site for a while but never got around to it. I tend to be one of those "consumers of content" rather than producers (especially when it comes to blogposts). Hopefully this will change but this looks totally in line with what I am looking for!
Someone else said AT&T is the whispernet provider. AT&T's smallest data plan is $15 per 250MB (overages are the same rate). The author says they are being charged $2.58 per 18.1MB, which is $35.63 for 250MB.

So Amazon is charging 237% of the ridiculous rate AT&T uses to try to force people to upgrade to a higher plan.

And that's despite the cost that most Kindle users (I'm guessing over 90%) get their books through their computer or WiFi, and don't accrue any cellular charges.

Plus... this is Amazon. I'm pretty sure that given the amount of data Kindles may use they would have been able to get a better deal out of AT&T than your average individual consumer.

And again, this is all on top of the 30% they take that should already cover all of this.
That sentence came immediately after several criticisms of specific behaviors and tactics that could plausibly cause one to not get taken seriously. So the term "people like ESR" in this paragraph could be inferred to mean "people who behave like ESR". In fact, he even starts out "I see ESR as a epitome of [certain attitudes and behaviors]".

For example, because of his past behavior I do have trouble taking him, personally, seriously. But I would not use that as a formal argument against any of his specific ideas "ESR believes X, ESR is a Y, therefore X is false".
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The companies are using this paradigm shift as an excuse to lock us in a box, they are not locking us in a box because the tech or the experience is only available if they do so.

Yes. It's clear that Apple considers the relative openness of Macs a defect which they're only keeping around for backwards compatibility.

unless they manage to fully legislate their locked boxes as the only option... which they are trying to do whenever we aren't looking

Or even when we are. Apple has been quite open about their desire to destroy Android with IP lawsuits, which would leave no significant mobile platform where you can legally run software of your choice. And I won't be at all surprised if the next version of OS X removes root access and the ability to run unsigned apps. (Neither of which you actually need in order to develop software for the app store; your test apps can be signed with a machine-specific key).

That said, I'm still getting the retina MBP as an upgrade from my 2006 model. AFAIK it still supports booting Linux if OS X becomes too user-hostile. It would be nice if every other PC manufacturer hadn't spent the last 5 years making their laptop displays worse, but oh well.
Apple isn't successful because of Macbooks, Mac minis or iMacs.

Bulk of Apple's success is from their iDevices and its surrounding ecosystem. iPod, iPod touch, iPhone and iTunes app/music sharing infrastructure.

So in many ways Apple isn't a computer company anymore. Its more like Sony nowadays. What you will see in the future might be computers dying a slow death in the Apple ecosystem. Expect things like TV, Stereo and other entertainment stuff like Gaming consoles gaining more traction.

Slowly but steadily Apple is transforming itself into a consumer electronics company like Samsung.
I'm curious about this too. Use something like Tineye and check new Funnyjunk submissions against The Oatmeals image archive. Aside from the hardware it's a tiny amount of work for 1 human to monitor the results.
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Why would apple want to let some else use their software to undercut them on hardware? It makes no sense. Apple's margins a huge for a reason.
Can't you just blacklist on your provider?
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but this reads like debt with favorable credit terms? And you need to have already raised a round...

"Through Dell Financial Services, qualified angel and venture-backed companies can access up to 10 percent of their funded amount, or up to $150,000, with accelerated, limited credit terms. For those in needs of higher credit, additional financing is available on a fast track basis with a few extra steps." [1]

"Through Dell Financial Services, eligible startups who have already been backed by angel investors or venture capitalists can get up to 10% of their funded amount, or up to $150,000, with accelerated, limited credit terms. Startups also get a dedicated Dell sales team, as well as ProSupport Services for any Dell business products they use." [2]

[1] http://content.dell.com/us/en/corp/d/secure/2012-06-07-dell-...

[2] http://smallbiztrends.com/2012/06/dell-innovators-credit-fun...
What? You mean something like that exists already? Surely it can't be particularly popular as how could it ever be taken seriously?
Any other significant changes to the store?

As for the downloads - it's on their official iOS6 intro page, so it's not behind the nda :)
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Well, to be fair, it depends on whether you're willing to spend a week or so getting the hang of it. That level of investment isn't necessarily for everyone (even developers).
do intellij have their priorities straight? they don't have plugin support for c or c++, but they're throwing money at developing a new language? what happened to "do one thing well"?
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So what's the right way to pronounce this app? Camera dot? Camera period? Does that symbol have a funny name?
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The quote in there from a transportation expert that the incentives probably won't work and that we will need big disincentives is oblivious to human psychology.

People love to win things. Even against all odds. Hell we are terrible at estimating odds. I think a system based on small incentives will be a huge win, especially in places like India.
Yes, traditional filesystems have lousy usability. That's orthogonal to whether it should be a federal crime to run unapproved software on "your" hardware, which Apple believes should be the case with iOS.
"Gestapo drones"

Welp. This thread was godwinned rather quickly. Have any argument that isn't based in hyperbole and other logical fallacies?
Personally, I have been thinking that the illusion that people are perfect is flawed for a while now.
Ohh, I knew there had to be a flaw in my thinking and you've found it. Yep, you're right.
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The idea of "perfect security" is a myth. The best approach to security is doing exactly what google is doing:

Off the top of my head:

1.) Spend a lot of time and money on security engineering.
2.) Constantly update, make sure it is not a hassle for users to update. Preferably force them to update, design with patching and updates built in and with minimal impact.
3.) Hire/pay a lot of people to try to break your shit.
4.) Keep a keen eye out for undisclosed vulnerabilities/exploits on the black market and have an easily accessible reporting mechanism for white hats which you do not pay.
5.) Notify the crap out of your uses when something goes wrong.

You can easily see why programs such as old versions of Adobe Flash and Reader were terrible from a security perspective if you try to compare them to the above criteria.

Talking about complexity and operating system design opens up a new can of worms. With iOS I think Apple is taking the extreme approach which works for like 99% of people who are not power users...

1.) Isolate everything.
2.) No third party apps that Apple does not approve.
3.) Everything is digitally signed.
4.) Limit apps from running other code.
5.) Be able to kill switch apps or wipe the device remotely.
It's for app store optimization. They want to rank high for camera
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Just to make a slight change:

"I just build a fairly powerful desktop hackintosh and I'm running OSX 10.7.3 illegally"

Now you might not care about the licensing restrictions on Mac operating systems (I don't) but saying "Oh you can just do this" when it is technically* breaking the law is not an alternative for many people.

* Rather up in the air at the moment to be sure, but err on the side of caution
Now I know what is going to come from windows.
Camera Bullet, I think.
I'm going to guess they believe that kotlin will payoff when they start using it to develop parts of IntelliJ
It certainly doesn't make any sense from a consistency standpoint, but then again, Facebook is one of the least consistent web apps I've used. Everything from their developer SDKs/APIs to their end user mobile apps are ever-changing and often times filled with bugs or "What were they thinking?!" behavior.

In terms of splitting functionality into separate iOS apps, I don't trust they'll be able to keep the UX consistent, either.
I think you might be missing the point...

Even customization is becoming easier. Consider the ease of jail breaking iOS vs rooting an Android device along wth the push button tweakability that is Cydia and you quickly realize that even the tinkerer/customiser world is headed for liberation from complexity.

The world of code and hackers and the purity of possibility will always be there but bringing greater Technological ability to all people is an important goal, a worthy challenge and one that the major players all seem to be taking on.

This is a very, very good thing because the dream and power of technology is far too great to be bound to the world of 'power users' and the like. The are wonderfully intelligent and creative people in the world who happen to fall outside of that category and we all stand to gain from their contributions.

It's not abut what's good for you. It's about what good for us.
Those were really early decisions. What about Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt? I still rather had DVI on my Mac Mini. What about Ethernet? Anyone who needs it in a wired company is likely stuck with it.

And one more ugly piece of plastic that many people ruin their Macs with - USB 3G sticks, because no Mac series can hold a SIM card, even though Apple has successfully pushed for a more compact standard.
>I'm not following your reasoning as to why I or anyone else should pay the publisher more than once for the same product. Could you clarify?

Ahh, I kind of misunderstood. I got on some odd tangent about software in general (i've been arguing a piracy thread on another board recently and got the two conflated in my mind) and forgot that this was a thread about textbook shenaniganery.

Still, I rather dislike physical analogies to digital things as they're usually terribly flawed in one way or another. There is at least an argument (if not a very good or reasonable one) on the whole textbook licensing thing. There is no reasonable argument in any universe real or imagined where cobbler would charge you per step. It's reductio ad absurdum.
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How does Google take to this? As far as I can tell it has to evaluate the JS before it can crawl the site; I got a few seconds of "Loading..." after the page had finished loading while it was pulling in the JSON.
That symbol is a “bullet”: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet_%28typography%29. But I would just pronounce the name “camera dot”.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've been thinking about how to go about setting up my personal site, and this is a perfect combination of producing and consuming/aggregating from my other services. Definitely going to start playing around with this.
I thought the Aperture demo gave a pretty clear picture (I'll just show myself out...) of how it's not just sharper text.
Probably Amazon is charging more to offset the cost of their unlimited free 3G usage. Before I had a 3G phone, I purchased a 3G Kindle partially to take advantage of this incredible offer. With a 3G Kindle in the US I could freely browse the web anywhere with no limit.
i think you're just supposed to pretend the dot isn't there, probably.
Another good option for that:

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JavaScript required to view the blog postings is a slight turn-off. What is the reasoning for it?
I'm trying to balance my obeisance to Godwin's Law with my very strong criticism/fear of drones in US airspace.

It's hard. I _really_ think the potential for UAV abuse is high.

But it's a Law of the Internet, I guess. You win this round.
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Ok I get the potential privacy implications, but two things.

1) Aerial surveillance is not new. Ever seen the signs on the highway that say "speed limit enforced by aircraft?" Local jurisdictions have been flying small planes and helicopters for law enforcement for decades.

2) What is electronic about this? I mean, I get that the drones use electronics to gather and store data, but this feels like mission creep at the EFF to me. There are plenty of battles to fight online.
Any desktop case can be put back into its box and shipped in the same fashion.
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I actually think that besides performance issues on older macbooks, Xcode has developed quite nicely in the recent updates. At least for obj-C it's a pretty productive and powerful environment. I definitely prefer it over VS2008 and lower, haven't yet had the chance to work with the newer VS versions though. I like eclipse too, however the panel management in XCode is so much easier - I don't see anymore why you would need a fully controllable widget-docking space that you have to micromanage until everything works the way you want it.
...until the company starts to monitor sites like Reddit and Imgur and suddenly, all the re-hosted stuff that lands on Reddit on a daily basis leads to the "good" Imgur being sued by the machine that formerly was used to combat the "evil" Funnyjunk.
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And if you sell it on to Facebook for $1B, definitely let us all know. :-)
Well, I did overlook that.

I suppose I've read one too many "why does my computer use all its RAM?!?!" threads...
Woah thats a fantastic idea you have put together there. Well done sir!
It seems to be the delivery fee is setup as a way to encourage publishers to keep their books to a reasonable size.

Otherwise you could have lazy publishers using high resolution images out of sheer laziness and not caring since it wouldn't cost them anything extra.
This thread was godwinned rather quickly.

Fuck "Godwin's Law", as far as I'm concerned. It doesn't mean what 98% of people who invoke it think it means, and even if it did, who cares... it's just some off-hand observation by one random dude. But if it will make you feel better, I can edit my post and change it to reference the KGB or the Stasi or something, instead of the Gestapo.

Have any argument that isn't based in hyperbole and other logical fallacies?

Nope; I'm not here to argue.
Shitty experiences? Apple made some really, really awful computers during the clone era.
> They are trying to run a for-profit business.

So... are we morally barred from complaining, or is it merely to be considered gauche?

(This reminds me of the people whose entire conception of "Free Speech" is "I can say anything and if you criticize that's an infringement of my rights.")
Actually, it's annoying to need a box for a desktop nowadays. But the trend towards ventilated cases makes it a necessity - there's no protection against the elements.

Heck, I have problem with mine sitting near the door after I come in from the snow.