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I take it you're fine with UEFI Secure Boot, then?
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The price ($3 each) is huge. Passive RFID tags usually cost less than $0.15.
It's not about entitlement, but if you can't support something then either don't provide it or have some other means of supporting the product. There's a million and one forums out there where the forums are self moderated through super users.

There's too much of a "oh well, it's free so what do you expect" attitude. It's because of this attitude I have had so much difficulty in getting some open source products adopted in some places I've worked at.

I would understand if this was a one man band operating out of his bedroom in his spare time but HN is slightly bigger than that.

Besides, support replied, they just had to follow up a little more and be a bit customer service focused (granted we don't necessarily have all the details)
So basically, I can pick up hitchhikers and then ditch them 20 miles away from civilization at 03:00AM. I provided the service for free, after all. They have no reason to complain.
If I treated one of my employers' customers in the way that HN treated Delan then I would rightly be given a serious talking to.

I appreciate that (1) Delan is probably wrong about this feature not working, and (2) HN is a free service and Delan can therefore only have limited expectations. But HN has value to ycombinator in terms of brand awareness and goodwill, and HN clearly has value to Delan (community? learning?). Treating him or her in a way that ignores this value represents a failure.
RAM slots are big pieces of plastic and connector pins. Especially if you have two slots it just wouldn't fit in a laptop with that height.
And there's no end of students (even students with honours degree in computer science) who don't know the first thing about programming. That's why "how to do interviews" and fizzbuzz questions are a popular topic on this site.

You get what you pay for.
I don't know if altruism exists. I don't even know what "exists" means in this context. Does the color orange exist? Or is it just an arbitrary name we give something we perceive, dependent entirely on our own language? I do think that pure altruism is overrated though.

On some level I think to be successful at a business you have to think in some way you are making the world a better place. You might not be doing that purely altruistically. Indeed you are probably interested in money too. But to be successful you have to think you are doing something cool that makes peoples lives better.

I think reciprocity is ultimately better than pure altruism for a couple of reasons. First, if you expect to make a profit, you have a cushion to continue your work when things go downhill. I have heard of not-for-profit magazines ceasing publication because of a lack of such a buffer and having to deal with unexpected expenses, for example.

Secondly interdependence is a good thing, and it is spiritually nourishing (I mean this not in the sense of supernatural but in the sense of one's mood and spirit).

Thirdly reciprocity helps ensure that the actions actually are being seen by others as valuable and worth supporting. This prevents some sorts of hubris-related mistakes.

I don't know if altruism exists. I do know that reciprocity-based economic interdependence is something I value a lot more.
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I would guess it is due to a couple of factors:

RAM can now be tested in one package on the motherboard and people can't accidentally change it. In the long run it may open some abilities w.r.t using RAM for other things since you know its exact clocking.

The production is cheaper since the MB does not need an extra "install ram" step which is probably a human.

You can probably win some height space by a couple of millimeters.

You have more control over heating.
NFC only adds a little convenience to the setup, but you can call Tasker from the NFC tags. So when doing repetitive things it makes it easier. The problem as I see it is NFC security. You need to unlock the phone to turn NFC scanning on, but at that point why not use a shortcut. There needs to be a way to differentiate innocuous tags and critical tags in Android so you can scan with the lock screen up and execute these simple tasks.

I created a Tasker that when I scan my key fob will:

-Get GPS coordinates

-Get corresponding address

-SMS my wife that I am at that address and leaving along with a Google maps link
> Apple didn't implement their own custom voice recognition software.

And Google didn't implement their own custom mobile OS. You don't have to build your own to move into a product space - it counts if you do so via purchase.
Flash. Non-programmers produce all sorts of crazy things with very little code or understanding of programming.
There's all kinds of things companies don't have to pay for freelancers. Sick pay, holiday pay, possible maternity pay, pension contributions, etc.
2 years isn't really that long. Well, it is when you're young, I suppose, but once you get over the mid-20's, you're going to start seeing time speed up quite a deal.

Check back again in 10 years. Its not so far off .. ;)
Good info and glad that I have not ordered yet! At the time I was thinking of buying the base model and upgrading the RAM after the fact.
My thoughts exactly. But I do think that if I would put over $2000 to a laptop I wouldn't like the fact that I'm not able to upgrade memory after few years. It's ok with devices like iPad but $2000 laptop is a device that you expect to use a bit longer.
I don't want to crush dreams.

But these kids are being set up to fail. They cannot, and will not, live up to these expectations.

Honestly, it feels like putting kids in a zoo and seeing what happens. It's a spectacle, and I'm sure some enjoy it, but it looks somewhat exploitative (like some aspects of Hollywood :).

When you state that sometimes > the results are really magnificent < you mean that hedgehogs (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hedgehog_and_the_Fox) are usually wrong, but when they are right - they are really right (computers/transistors/radio/internet/space/AI).

I agree. But usually they are very, very wrong. I, like you, want to be proven wrong (I practice double think - I like being a hedgehog too!)
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I really hate linking to fallacies... it's the Internet version of "talk to the hand".
Adam Smith: "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest."
Somehow this term manages to debase both the terms hacker and marketer. Marketing people need to keep up with marketing trends which in a tech startup environment means you now need to have technical knowledge to do this. Good marketers have always used metrics where they're available, and to call them 'growth hackers' implies that marketers don't know how to use metrics or that they're marketers who 'kludge stuff together to make it work'.

It debases hackers because what they're doing isn't really hacking per se, what they're doing is their job using tools in the way they were designed to be used (e.g. a/b tests etc.).

To me, this is like the way that words like geek and nerd have been hijacked by hipsters. It seems that someone somewhere thought the term 'hacker' was cool and decided to add growth to imply they're responsible for growth (which in many ways, neither marketers nor hackers are).
Which is why the paper used "various cognitive measurements" which together could be taken as a proxy for intelligence instead of relying on only on S.A.T. scores.
The mechanism Apple uses to allow user-replaceable RAM looks like it won't fit in the new case. (pic) [1]

Apple have a habit of charging fairly outrageous prices for extra RAM - $375[2] for 16GB in the current Mac Pro, and that's not even for 8GB sticks. With that in mind, $200 for the upgrade to 16GB is not that bad, which is probably on purpose.

[1] https://support.apple.com/kb/HT1270#link1
[2] http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MD770LL/A
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>> The production is cheaper since the MB does not need an extra "install ram" step which is probably a human.

I suspect that's not true. I reckon it's more likely they're changing a "slot RAM into place" step with a "solder RAM into place" step.

That said they'll probably be able to simplify the case and design the mainboard however they place, since they'll no longer need to provide easy access to the RAM slots.
You can max it out with 16GB of RAM for an additional $200. I'm not sure I can see myself putting more than that into a laptop during its useful life.
As a matter of interest; what do you think the phone market would look like today if the iPhone hadn't come out. And what about the iTunes Store? Do you think you'd be able to buy a single track from album, yet?
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They are relatively immune to criticism of having poor customer service. Similar to how one would be foolish for getting angry at Craigslist over something similar.

YC surely derives some indirect financial benefits from running HN but they just as surely leave a whole lot of money on the table by not running ads or seeking to monetize in any direct way. To that end they, like Craigslist, are doing a community service, and earn a whole lot leniency for these types of things.

Your first email to them was perfect. Asking for them to do you a favor by even looking into it. Being respectful of their time etc. When you decided to go down the path you did of sucking up more and more of their time and even slinging insults, you crossed the line. For all you know it was pg or some other YC partner replying to you. But you treated them like some taxi driver who took a wrong turn and made you late.

Then you make it worse with this post. I think you owe them an apology.
Have you considered fleshing this out? I have a few ideas about customers I'd like to try out... I'm interested in forking, but would like to know where you want to take this.

Edit: Sorry, I've just realized that I haven't really contributed a lot to this on HN. Specifically - how does the ticketing system work? What is the difference between a ticket and an issue? It seems that you can have a ticket that has many issues, but issues can have many tickets...

Does an issue encapsulate a lot of tickets? If so, is the primary work done on the ticket or the issue? The reason I ask is how do you allocate the unit of work to specific people.... or is this not the point of the app?

Sorry in advance for the huge number of questions.
This has been crowdsourced once.

Scott Adams, from Dilbert, once postulated that most hit lyrics are nonsense, and asked his readers to post random phrases to create a song:

http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2008/01/writ...

A German band picked it up and selected the best random phrases and recorded it:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=TiH9db...

It's not bad actually.
The real news is that they could shave as much of the macbook off as they actually did. Did you see the video? The screen display is now 'attached directly' to the unibody with no 'glass layer'. What does that even mean? Whatever it means, it's obviously not user-serviceable.

I was amazed at how much they got off the macbook in size and weight - EDIT: everywhere, off the whole machine - and they're idiots for not putting this right next to the "retina display" in the tagline announcing it -- e.g. at www.apple.com now -- The headlines (here and elsewhere) didn't even emphasize the new sleek lightweight form factor.

This shows Apple doesn't currently remember what Apple is. Apple makes, and should make, a big deal out of even a marginal reduction in weight or thickness. What this is is a miracle.

we've just seen a miracle of engineering and Apple doesn't even think it worth mentioning on the front page. idiocy.
I believe that my discourse was civil, formal and I certainly did not 'sling' any insults at YC. If you could point out, specifically, where you think I did this, please go ahead. While my last email was critical, I honestly don't think I crossed any line. In addition, to say that five emails over the course of a week is akin to 'sucking up more and more' of YC's time is quite an exaggeration.
Windows RT will cost OEMs $85: Harakiri, or some kind of genius plan?
I'd only read about not being able to replace the HDD, but permanent memory modules? I'd say this is news, since I haven't heard of this situation in any other computer in recent memory.

Of course now i read that Mac Airs do the same, so i feel silly. (Edit)
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Exactly, and although similar statements have been made in the past, I think 16GB shall be sufficient for at least 5 years out.
Does this mean the New iPad has the fancy new Audience signal processor from the 4s to support Siri?
The HD version on iTunes includes both 720p and 1080p. Look down below the purchase buttons at the "HD:" section.
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Worth noting that this about an impact causing the Younger Dryas (AKA Long Lomond Readvance)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Dryas

A lot of the interesting features on Scottish mountains (e.g. very obvious periglacial trimlines) date to this period.

Edit: It's interesting that the article talks about multiple impacts - including one in the Middle East, perhaps the origin of what became the accounts of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Complete speculation on my behalf, of course!
Personally, while I understand why thinness might be great for some, I don't understand how they can sacrifice essential features(exchangeable components and ports(GigE)) for a few mms or grams on a laptop that is clearly marked "Pro". I'd think that exactly pros would be the ones that would make use of these features the most.
Soldering DRAMs to the board saves height and improves ruggedness. It can also improve memory power a tiny bit because you can dial down the signal drive strength and dial up the termination impedance since you don't have reflections at the socket connector. If you only have 1 rank, you can also improve memory latency by maybe a cycle by virtue of not having to accommodate parts at different distances from the memory controller. These additional benefits assume that Apple is one of the half-dozen or so companies with whom Intel is willing to open their memory controller documentation.

The counter-intuitive thing to me about using memory-down (at scale orders of magnitude smaller than Apple) is that it can end up being way more expensive over the lifetime of the product. Module vendors can constantly shop and swap between DRAM manufacturers in order to lower their costs and module competition is fierce.
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> Hardware companies should no be allowed to make or sell or control software.

So if I, as an electrical engineer, design an implantable pacemaker for people with heart problems, they have to visit Joe's Software Shack and Live Bait to make it work?

This is just silly.
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They continue to clamp down on their controlled ecosystem business model. Benefits do come from standardization and not allowing users or unqualified service providers screwing around trying to fix things, though it increases costs then - and I am unsure which is worst. Standardization can exist without a controlled ecosystem.
The "solder RAM into place" step is handled by the pick-and-place machine at board manufacture time. Human hands are required only to load the machine.
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It is impressive, but considering the obvious compromises(replaceable components and ports) and the probable compromises(harder serviceability) i wouldn't quite call it a miracle. I also don't understand what the rationale is behind sacrificing Pro features for size on a laptop marked "Pro".
Who here didn't do a view source immediately just to make sure nothing was being sent to the server? =)
The takeaway ...

"The bigger story here is that the iOS app economy has reached a run rate of $4.3 billion per year from a standing start four years ago.

How big will the TV app economy be four years from the launch of an Apple smart TV?"
More and more os x and the Mac "platform" is moving towards a becoming a crystal prison. They are still the undisputed leader when it comes to quality hardware. But locking down the os and hardware is not going to he good in the long run. I knew this was. I in that's why I got the 17 inch mbp in feb. figured I can have it last for a few more years as can upgrade the ram an hdd to a ssd giving it more life. If the os becomes restrictive then I can always install Linux or windows on the quality hardware.
It probably means that the "display" is the "glass". We already have that from high-end phones like Samsung's Galaxy S series, HTC One X, iPhone 4/4s, etc. It saves space and it makes the text pop on the screen, like it's painted on in.
I appreciate the kind of perspective you have, but I own 3 MBP and I use the ethernet about once a year - normally when doing an initial Time Machine backup. Wireless is sufficient for all day to day tasks in my experience.

* Finally, if it really is a problem, buy the Thunderbolt to GigE adaptor.
That's true, but it would be a while until this form of transport would be expansive enough to displace any significant amount of air travel. Don't get me wrong though.. im all for this development!
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iPhone 4 is a very powerful device and I am really surprised that Apple would not push 'Map Upgrade' to them. I have tons of friends who own iPhones and few who own Android. The only single thing where iPhone lacks compared to Android is turn by turn navigation. My feeling is that there will be shit storm about this and Apple will change their stance. [None of my non techie friends care about any of these other features.]
I think your contract is the most interesting part of your comment.

If the hardware can't handle it, then ok, that's a limitation. Artificial boundaries are a business reality in a world where the software is the phone, but Apple should consider people in two year contracts when they create these fake limitations.

There are a lot of people who bought a 4S between it's launch (June 2010) and the 4S launch (October 2011). All of them are still stuck with that phone. Screwing them over with artificial boundaries is not very friendly...

These people bought the latest and greatest at the time, they didn't skimp at the store and get the 4 instead of the 4S.
I have a current MBP with both 8GB and 16GB of memory. I found that with 8GB, performance is excellent. With 16GB, I normally have about 6-7GB free - Mac OS X normally uses the rest for a filesystem cache but it doesn't really affect performance that much in my experience. 16GB is going to be enough for quite a while...
I like that statement:

"...test-taking" training basically consists of saving time by training away from full reasoning...

A quote from one of my professors:

"Tests test what tests test."

Tests end up serving as an observable criteria for identifying intelligence. As long as their proper function is understood, they are useful. They are not not necessarily helpful in identifying who will be most successful in business, the political arena, etc. Because of the increased attention on testing, most reasonably informed people develop test taking ability as a somewhat independent skill.
It has a funny psychological effect on me that I don't understand: when I see a premium, top-of-the-line (for whatever line you are interested in) machine, and they charge a little more to get it to the extra level (16 MB RAM), I feel like it cheapens the product. It kind of makes me think of it as second-rate. I get a similar feeling when looking at a luxury car for which a stylish interior is an upgrade. I feel like an awesome car wouldn't be sold without the stylish interior, therefore this car is less-than-awesome.
I have the late 2011 MBP with 16gb of RAM and I maxed out RAM usage earlier today just with Postbox, Steam, a backgrounded 2Gb VM, a large file copy in forklift and chrome. While that's a rare occurence now, I imagine that over time it will become more common.
true, but it sounds like they (and perhaps you) have never even heard of the chaos monkey.
I think this point is definitely true for an academic environment, which Cal is in.

For the average workplace, the ultimate determinant of your success is what other people believe you have done and can do. This is certainly correlated to what you've done, what you can do, and your ability to promote yourself.

In my personal experience, what you choose to do is more important than what you know. I've mentioned a few times that I saved previous employer X $2MM/year, and I did this through finding several problems that seemed like they would be possible to automate, then learning how to automate them-not the other way around.
There is an impact, we have a Rack task that handles mail via STDIN and it takes quite a long time (5 seconds) to startup and process.
they had to "solder RAM slot to board" before "slot RAM into place"
Anyone know if the storage is similarly locked down? I.e. if I need to pick the larger SSD at time of purchase?
People are worried about DRAM soldered to the motherboard?

I'd be much more worried about the Flash that is, just as the RAM, also permanently soldered to the motherboard. With the wear-leveling most chipsets do nowadays, these things will just simultaneously drop dead in three years.

edit: Took another look: http://imgur.com/x0I9x
It seems that they might indeed be exchangeable. Looked a lot like they were soldered on with the rest on a first glance.
This is just the announcement of the applicants. There are multiple objection and review periods for these applicants to move through. These will /possibly/ be available mid 2013
We do the same using Team City and Git (on the .NET stack) although we don't merge to master until the feature in question has gone through manual QA as well.

We have 5 QA servers and a dashboard where the tester can point any of the QA servers to a feature branch. Works awesomely.