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Just to come to your aid and make your last sentence not a baseless accusation: Yes, I've been downvoting you. However, it's not because I'm disagreeing with your position, it's because I consider the way you conduct yourself in the debate, well, crappy, because:

- First and foremost, your frequent use of ridicule and hyperbole is escalating the tone of the debate.

- You prefer to move goal posts instead of addressing arguments (e.g. you still haven't actually gotten around to explaining how the 3.x transition has supposedly set back PyPy by years).

- You're not beneath skewing things to fit your narrative, even if it doesn't really make any sense (e.g. pointing out that PyPy's STM tinkering doesn't yet support Python 3.x yet - yeah, duh, given that both are WIP branches that aren't merged into PyPy proper yet, and nevermind that the STM work doesn't really impact the same area of the codebase that adding Python 3.x support does, so there is no cause to anticipate problems with eventually integrating both).

- You make bold claims and leave them unsubstantiated (e.g. "It should require neither new hardware nor Herculean effort to realize acceptable multicore performance on CPU-bound tasks." just now - if you've got it all figured out, where's your proposal to eliminate the GIL?).

- Those bold claims even miss their mark in the context of the debate (I pointed out that "it's slower" refers to single-threaded workloads; when it comes to multicore performance the STM proof of concept is already showing some benefits).

And so on and so on. Simply put, your posts are low quality, that's why I'm hitting that downward arrow.
And that's exactly how C++'s template ("generics") mechanism works, which makes Pike's claim seem uninformed.
Could you make your question more concrete? (What do you mean by "this"?)
RubyMine?
I used to be an Eclipse fanboy, until a colleague introduced me to IntelliJ. Then I never look back :)

To be fair, it was (is?) the most lightweight free Java IDE around, compared to JBuilder and NetBeans.
shrug I do think it's interesting to find out, in concrete terms, the sort of real-world assumptions that a compiler might make, which make C's undefined behavior what it is. Yes, pointless in terms of fixing the actual program, though... to each his own :)
Can't believe I get down voted for mentioning the obvious. :-/
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Yeah. The patents actually belong to NBC.
The article points to a lot of crazy facts about the iPhone, but what it does not do is bring an argument to the table that suggests it actually "Changed the World".

Unfortunately the author believes generation of profits and revenues for a rather select group of companies has revolutionized something, or been significant in some way.

We have more and more people that are able to buy tech like the iPhone and Apple has managed to garner a significant portion of that trend. It has pushed Capitalism, Commercialism, and what I like to call "Brand"ism, but it has not been proven to have unto itself done anything significant.

Has Apple through the iPhone reduced the number of hungry in the world, improved global environmental stability (most likely the opposite due to the manufacturing process.), or in any real way done anything altruistic in nature for humanity?

So while it has sold a shit tonne; it has fueled what amounts to probably a 100 billion dollar economy it has not changed anything.
He said "VS does not have a shortcut to switch between files quickly". I'm having trouble thinking of a quicker way to switch files than pressing ctrl + tab.
For what it's worth, I personally like reading detailed, "a day in the life" descriptions from productive individuals. It helps add a personal quality to the usual startup narrative.

As someone who is planning on having kids in the next year, I also appreciate seeing how other people manage to juggle their work amidst the rigors of parenthood. I'm not much a morning person, but that made me want to start waking up earlier. :)
Actually it is not entirely clear if online spaces "are" considered public accommodation. Some circuits have ruled that virtual spaces are, others have said this only applies to physical space. The third line of thought has been the ADA applies to an internet site that is a gateway to a brick-and motor-store.
This new judgement that Netflix "is" a public accommodation is just further fuel behind that idea, but I don't think it's accurate to assume that everything is. Right now it depends on your own circuits ruling.
You don't disrupt an industry without lots of hussle! I think "hostile takeover" is a fitting synonym for "disrupting an industry".
It's not pointless at all. Yes, you can't rely on the output being that way all the time, but it still teaches you about the compiler, the language implementation, and the CPU architecture to investigate this stuff.
...and I still dont know I want it even after looking at their page. ...Next...
For no good reason? I hardly think removing discrimination is not a good reason. You might mean that the financial benefits are outweighed by the financial cost.

Look at it this way: if you have an ADA from the start, there isn't going to be some segment of the population you exclude from using your product. That's a good thing. Now, nailing on ADA compliance to something that had poor design decisions is going to be painful. In that case, the positive side is that you're going to be forced to get rid of that technical debt.
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I notice from a lot of the comments that there seems to be a certain amount of confusion about making a site accessible and making content accessible.

Yes, shops are required to be accessible (ramps, etc...) but they are not required to make sure that everything they sell is suitable for people with disabilities. A cinema will be accessible, but not all of the films they show will be sub-titled.

In the same way, commercial web sites should be accessible, but surely they can't be forced to try to make everything they sell suitable for those with disabilities.

If films are available with captions, then they should try to make them available with captions - but surely they can't be forced to add captions to films and TV shows that don't already have them. That responsibility should surely be shouldered by the producer of the media.
I'm not aware that such a product exists, google has played around with automatic captioning on youtube but it's still a very long way from perfect.

I think the view of the ruling would be that if you are selling video then closed captioning should be part of your business.

I'm not sure how good they would need to be at it, beyond hiring a few people with some experience doing this or more likely getting subtitles from somewhere else that has already done them.
I wonder what the thought process of the original boss was? It seems like his decision to fire the clever programmer was based entirely on the fact that he wasn't doing what he was "supposed" to be doing, regardless of the massive benefits.

I'm glad I've never worked for someone like this. But I'm afraid it's because I've mostly worked in start-ups or small companies where efficiencies and clever hacks are always appreciated. Is that kind of "logic" common in power structures?
RubyMine costs money, not that it's bad thing, it's just different.
In terms of race, you have your choice of white women PLUS higher probability of success with other races (based on inter-racial marriages rates, OKCupid stats).

Then with height, you are about average, which is a good thing. You have your pick of women who are short or average height.

I realize everyone has deal-breakers but height and to some extent race for women are almost universal. It is extremely rare that a taller women will marry a shorter guy. I've travelled around the world many times, and count the one and only time I've seen a tall woman (6 ft) go out with a short guy (< 5'8): once in New York City. And statistically, white women are the least likely to date outside of their race.

Though I don't see how choosing a person based on their income is any less 'offensive' than visual superficialities. At least the former is somewhat based on merit. The fact that I worked my tail off in university and on the side to build up my skills so that I could earn a great living should be more of an attraction than say the fact that I inherited certain genes from my parents.
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Thank you, first company was bootstrapped. Second is for now but will eventually raise money or look at accelerators.
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I am an Israeli - and am quite disheartened that you are bringing /r/worldnews style comments to HN.

Let's keep it focused and avoid the useless flame wars, shall we?

Whether you agree with Israel's actions or not, it needs its nukes to survive and Iran does not.

The conflict is two-sided. Israel is responsible for a lot of unacceptable actions, as are each of its neighbors. Singling Israel out is not honest and is in fact a form propaganda.

Jews are not returning to Israel -- they are being welcomed in Israel, in an act of voluntary consent between the two sides.

The whole purpose of Israel was creating a refuge for Jews from around the world, because it became historically clear that Jews need it.

I don't think in 2012 we should still be "solving" the refugees crisis of the 1940's. They should have been accepted into their host countries long ago. Instead, they live without rights and under apartheid in Lebanon, Syria and other Arab countries. Those that immigrated to Western countries did get their full citizenship rights.

I agree Israel should end the occupation and return to 1967 lines (and agreements about land swaps for large settlement blocs are probably possible).

And I agree nobody should be kicked from their homes.
1. Kid disrupted his entire company through the combination of a resentment towards manual labor and a skill set that allows him to automate it.

2. Kid did not respect the authority of Boss. When Boss fired him, Kid went over his head and sold his actions to Big Boss.

Skill, resentment towards inefficiency, and careful disregard for authority. That is a good combination to get ahead.
That doesn't solve the problem that Netflix does not own the copyright to the video content it streams & might not be legally allowed to create/distribute derivative works like closed cpations.

Amazon got into trouble for this: http://phillipsgivenslaw.blogspot.com/2009/03/new-kindle-aud...
I love the new wishlists and how you're featuring people's lists on the home page. Probably a nice lightweight way to get people engaged with the site.

Some feedback - when I'm on a wishlist, it's actually pretty difficult to navigate to the listings themselves. I click the listing name and see a pop up that really only has one call to action - the "Save to Wish list" button. The listing name links just link you back to the wish list - in fact, the only way to actually view the real listing is to click the price tag. Maybe I'm missing something, but if I see a listing that looks interesting, I'd like to be able to view the listing and possibly book it.
If it holds, they will probably have to remove all uncaptioned video. Amazon might want to look at what they sell for lawsuit purposes.

I am a little less worried about Netflix and a little more worried about live video streams and videos hosted on individual websites. Sending out ADA lawsuits is a full time job for some lawyers and most are pay money to settle types.

For example, the rules going into effect (delayed until after the election) for hotel pools pretty much mean that the Mom & Pop or non-chain hotels will close their pools. The cost of new equipment is pretty high and most just don't have the space to install it. Defending against lawsuits is not terribly fun.
Huh?

That's interesting. In my family there is an SGS2 (Sprint) and an iPhone and they are never confused. The S2 is far larger, plastic and has a different outside bezel design. They both have screens that dominate the face area and rectangular shapes. The button layout, homescreen and back all look remarkably different.

The Tab, from what I see, looks more similar to the iPad than the phones do but still not similar. They are made of different materials, have different button layouts and look very different on the homepage. Most people with little tech background would easily tell the difference upon first power.

Also the "product that looked like mine" is a very hard line to draw. File cabinets all look and function in the same way, yet many companies create them. Chairs in general look incredibly similar. Cereal boxes and their generic equivalents often are direct plays off of each other on the packaging. The difference is inside, not in the shape or size of the box, chair or cabinet and those are allowed by the system. It seems it should work the same way in technology patents.
I disagree on the SAS70.

Sure, it's an audit compliance document that does nothing of itself to ensure compliance. But: somebody asked and looked at this stuff, and there's absolutely no reason you can't do as much (or little) inspection as you want. Having been on a few DC audits myself, it's an educational process. And still ... onsite redundant generators, fuel, fuel provider contracts, backup batteries, etc., still mean little if there's a fault somewhere in the system (the past few major outages I've experience directly or have read about all included all of the above, but something somewhere failed to cut in or out appropriately).

Nobody's got anything on the Krell though.
I think it would be helpful if you posted what this actually does. A short description or a screenshot would be great.

I, and I assume a lot of the HN crowd, am not all that keen on randomly entering things when we have no idea what it does. I know it looks, and most probably is, harmless, however who knows what silly vulnerabilities a little bit of apparently harmless code might do to such a complex system as Facebook.
"Most people" on the internet, or "most people" in AirBnb's user base? Because they could be very different. For once it would be nice to see HN give a site the benefit of the doubt in that they might have actually looked at their analytics and planned accordingly.
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Look. You are not enlightened, so you cannot know what it is to be enlightened. Simple logic.

From what you just wrote, you seem to think possession of abilities or 'siddhis' means one is enlightened. Buddha stated putting those into reverence is an impediment on the way to enlightenment.

Overall, take a look at your position. You are clinging to conventional knowledge. You are speaking of things you claim knowledge of, but never experienced firsthand. You then use your incomplete, second-hand knowledge as a basis for what enlightenment is and how a being is to get there. You are spreading false knowledge and ignorance. Become enlightened beyond any doubt and then come tell people who is wrong and why you are right.
I think dasil003 made the point better than I did. My main problem with dfxm12's post is that the way he describes "This is the way this is supposed to work" does not work.
Whether or not you download the content for viewing is really an implementation detail, the web is regarded as a place for public publishing.

The patent issue is a separate one, so I think if the government wants people to comply with this then they have some obligation to help protect people from patent trolls.
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"In general, the big movers and shakers in financial markets act in quite economically rational ways"

They are certainly more intelligent, knowledgeable and invest more rationally but I've seen nothing to make me believe that they lack or compensate for the types of positivity biases that makes everyone think they are above average and can beat their peers.

We weren't talking about the contexts of the investment choices they make (where I mostly agree with you) but about changing to a system where the winners can't exploit the system to extract far more money than the value they put in.

If they are A-type human beings they have a positivity bias if they have a human brain. You don't need perverse incentives to keep a system that over-rewards winners if everyone thinks they are, or soon will be, the winners.

That said, I would also be interested in knowing about any perverse incentives here, I just don't think they are necessary.
Yes,that is true (I'm most familiar with Nichiren Buddhism so I can only speak for that). Every living being's true nature is that of enlightenment.
I the the password he attached to the program also helped a bit. It would seem the boss wanted to continue using it. It's possible he would not have received proper credit without it.
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In the interest of humor I'm overstating the position.
I think the problem is the boss manages, say, 10 people. Someone points out that the work of those 10 people can really be done by one person part-time and now the boss is redundant because no management is really needed anymore.
When describing something in reality, we have to have some substantial matter to discuss, but I couldn't find any concrete things in what you said. For the sake of discussion, I'll mention that I can also discount some of them.

* Not-self: I is myself, even though what are in myself can be changed. I tend to produce results of a certain kind, indicating some coherent originator of those results (my self). Could you elaborate on a very concrete example (something which can be verified) of not-self?

* Impermanence: Things which are not true are impermanent, but the truth itself is fixed and permanent.

* Dukkha: This is the most dangerous trap in Buddhism. It's not a fact of reality that we have to suffer. If we don't have good society, nobody can be guaranteed to be happy. There are ways in Buddha's teachings to be happy. However, Buddhist monks often use this in a bad way and teach that people can be free from all their suffering if they meditate sufficiently and properly - and that this is Nirvana. But that's absolutely wrong. Nirvana does not mean cessation of suffering. Every living creature must receive influence from the environment, and so even a man who experienced Nirvana many times still suffers from things like hunger and the cold. What is different about him is that he has no anguish and illusion about them, and so the hate disappears.
Firing people in the Netherlands is sufficiently hard that it causes me to think that this story has been fabricated or at least been exaggerated a little. I can see how his original 'cheating of the system' could be seen by his employer as misconduct and thus be grounds for firing, so I'm willing to believe this part. However, the firing of the other people in his department and his old boss smells a bit fishy. Unless they were temporary workers, the employer would have to start a redundancy procedure. The story makes it seem like they were fired on the spot as well.
Thanks for sharing that. I was looking for something like this, keep up the good work :)

Also, would be cool, if you decided at some point to open-source it or unless you went the startup route, and end up monetizing the hell out of it. Then again, making money and open-sourcing are not mutually exclusive, methinks...
I remember reading the original post as well. And, man, that could not have ended much better. I'm glad to see that someone at the company realized the potential of what this person created. I would have expected pride to get in the way of all that, so kudos for him having the balls to go above his former boss's head. That was crucial.
For those of you who want the short version of his story, the OP wrote a password-protected program on company time that automated his data entry, and because he was so accurate, was getting most of the bonus money meant for the rest of his group (without anyone knowing he was automating it). He told his boss, who fired him, but then the boss and manager asked for the password to the program. OP refused, called up the boss's boss, OP was brought in to talk, and given a new job as a software engineer.

He negotiated for a salary as good as what he was making before (with bonuses), and negotiated for all the other employees who would be fired from data-entry to get other jobs in the company. OP's original scumbag boss gets fired, all the old data-entry employees/friends are better off, OP gets amazing new job.

Now that being said, perhaps I'm skeptical, pessimistic, or just being negative, but this story seems too perfect. Clever employee gets huge promotion, and negotiates for all of his coworkers to be better off as well. Scumbag boss who fires employee gets fired himself. All within the span of a month.

Perhaps I have a negative view of companies as well, but when he said he programmed it on company time, and wouldn't give up the password, I was surprised that the company didn't just sue him for not giving up company property.
Something pegs my CPU when I browse the site on Windows in IE, but not on OSX. I have silverlight and flash on the windows browser but not on osx, so that's what I assumed it was (based on someone else having mentioned silverlight); I guess it's something else.
Don't see why he was told he shouldn't have done it on company time as the time he spent writing the script was more than made up for by the increased rate of record entry
Thanks for that. I ended up with a 4 Kb favicon that way, which is reasonable as far as I'm concerned. http://taylor.fausak.me/static/images/favicon.ico