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It is great advice -- to complicate the matter slightly, one should also be aware that pitching to the economic buyer is much different than pitching to the technical buyers.

When speaking to technical buyers, they want to know that what you're going to do will work, from a technical perspective. If you're building widgets, will those widgets use LDAP to authenticate via our existing means? Will those widgets support the Oracle DB that we already use, etc.

Your economic buyers generally care much less about this and much more about how much ROI they'll be getting. How will this save time? How will this provide the CTO more actionable insight into operations? How will this empower decision-making.

This is why often the products that large companies buy are not the best technical solutions, because they can sell to those with purchasing power more effectively. If you've ever worked for a big company, you've seen it first hand -- "Why are we rolling out <product_x> when <open_source_product> does everything it does and far better?" - and the answer is that they were better able to speak to the concerns of the economic buyer, generally.
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It certainly doesn't for Facebook. "Deleted" photos remain live for years, probably forever. I imagine that Instragram does the same.
Surely you have something more interesting to talk about than this ad hom attack.

What motivates this sort of attack, anyway? Jealousy? A sense of justice?
Cycling fundamentally changed my life for the better about 10 years ago. I got pretty deep into it — became a bike messenger in NYC and later in Richmond, Virginia. Did a couple of long-distance tours (2,000+ miles). After friends and family, it's the fabric of my life. I don't own a car, and I ride every single day, whatever the weather.

Cycling provides a lot of valuable life lessons in the form of metaphors. And after you reach a baseline of physical fitness, the sport turns out to be mostly a mental / psychological challenge. For example, when I'm climbing a hill, I charge at it. I climb all the way through with full effort until _after_ I crest over the top. I don't stop the effort just shy of the finish. It's much more gratifying than giving up just before you're done because you know the pain's about to be over.

Cycling provides a life-long way to push yourself, test your abilities, traverse the globe, see beautiful places, and find camaraderie, and relive the joy and freedom of being a kid on two wheels.
With the right amount of willpower you can stop using these services... I haven't been on facebook in over 2 years, and it's increased my productivity drastically. I also avoid services that require me to sign up with Facebook, I hate lock-in and I won't be a part of it. Long live the open web!
That's incorrect. You seem to have some misconceptions about how decimation was used by the Romans. They did not use it on their enemies. Rather, it was used on their own military units as a disciplinary measure (usually in response to mutiny).

And the way it was administered was not to pick the strongest men. Instead, they used a lottery system like drawing lots to choose which 10% would be killed.

Since it was a form of military punishment, it would not have made sense to kill the strongest men. That would have reduced the deterrent effect, and also would have unnecessarily crippled that unit. Since the whole point of the practice was as a replacement for executing the entire mutinous unit, it would have been absurd to do so by destroying the cream of the crop.
Its a National Security risk to expose what the National Security Agency does.

Its also a National/Global Security risk to have as much information as the National Security Agency has.

That's just ONE agency, let alone private entities collecting similar troves of information.

This world is FUBAR. Happy new years.
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I had the impression that he did not really do creative work on that project, but high level management. I may be wrong.
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There GitHub doesn't offer a way to sort by the number of stars or even see the number of stars.
"Customer Development [...] it's tough to get started" True!

A few helpful tips, such as how to speak the vocabulary of your customers, and monitor places they hang out at (author mentions Facebook, Twitter, but you could throw in specific forums, anywhere where your customers discuss and share advice, linkedin groups etc).

I think getting introductions is key too. Start with your friends/linked in contacts and ask them if they can refer to some people in <industry>. Then ask these people if they can refer other people too.

Otherwise, it's kind of difficult to cold call or cold email these people and have them agree to meet. I tried cold calling for a software product of mine (filesharing for small companies, in France) and it was quite difficult, especially considering I don't have a sales background. When you say "Mr X told me you could be interested" you get an almost-guaranteed meet.

Another way to do it if you picked an audience who's internet-savvy is to analyze conversations you find in forums, and find evidence of problems people have (that's the approach that Amy Hoy recommends in her online class 30x500), and create educational content for them: ebooks, screenscasts, podcasts, blog posts etc. as far as I understand, it's not exactly customer development though, as it doesn't get you in face of customers. Just a different approach to find potential customers :-)
What a meta post. Arrington complaining about a problem his site perpetuated by popularizing consumer tech. [1]

Maybe TechCrunch should step away from the desk/SF and put more reporters in other cities on the ground, instead of relying on so much inbound pitching? Technology, used loosely, is becoming an everyday aspect to many businesses so maybe TC also needs to reconsider their editorial position, too. [1]

There are tons of other companies in cities around the US (and world) less interested in getting caught up in the SF noise. Spending PR budget to target TC just for some ego exposure amongst select group of peers at the cost of a less targeted audience isn't a wise decision for most.

Austin has quiet a few smaller but sustaining tech companies doing pretty interesting things on a regular basis; $AWAY, $BV, $SLAB, Chaotic Moon, Mass Relevance, and numerous other fresh startups like Outbox [2] and DailyDot.com. I'm sure same is true for other cities.

[1] http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/31/seven-apps-that-will-keep-y...

Don't I have the USA Today and Mashable for this? Did AOL make this decision?

[2] Saving the USPS. http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/business/988285-464/austin-st...
"for the first time in history domestic box office grosses surpassed $10.7 billion"

As the article says, especially when taking inflation into account: The End Is Near for Hollywood. All due to piracy.
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Good advice - I wrote the article from the perspective of ways to reach out quickly. The inbound approach works, however it definitely takes time.
I too, seem to struggle with the day to day tasks. I hope that by publicly announcing my goals, it will make it slightly easier.

I also tried to break down my daily tasks into something that is actually manageable. I feel like many people, when breaking down their goals, tend to overload themselves or put themselves into a routine they simply can't manage or maintain for long periods of time.
Yeah, I was actually going to use en passant, but I figured more people would understand the comment if I used castling.
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How will you know which man page to read "next"?
Show HN: Fresh, high-quality bedding delivered weekly. Say what?
That's just box office though, the more interesting figure is total revenue including disc sales etc.
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This reminds me when (Adobe) Flash evangelists were requesting us to join their "better experience" ecosystem... (10 years ago?)
This is why we have "Responsible Disclosure". Basically if you make a good faith attempt to tell the company in private, and they do nothing, it is then not wrong for you to publicly release details of the exploit. This tends to get their attention.
I, too, have battled with RSI in my right hand and wrist. Things that helped:

Posture. Back straight; elbows bent 90 degrees (no less); monitor at eye level so neck is straight.

Physical therapy. Deep-tissue massage; fascia massage with tennis or golf ball; theraputty [1]; hand exercise balls [2]; and stretching.

Standing desk. Went with the DIY model, though I hear the motorized ones are choice. I switched to standing because of general health concerns with sitting, not because of RSI. However it has had tangential benefits there in that it seems easier to get the right height so my elbows are bent 90 degrees.

Chair. I still sit some of the time I'm working. The greatest chair I've ever sat on is the Swopper [3].

Keyboard. I use the DAS Keyboard [4]. It's clicky, but not ergonomic. I find the clickyness helps me use a lighter touch and still type fast.

Mouse. I use the Logitech Trackman Wheel [5]. It's long since discontinued. I bought a new-in-box specimen on ebay to replace my old one when it became unreliable.

[1]: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_6?url=search-alias%...

[2]: http://www.amazon.com/Isokinetics-Inc-Hand-Exercise-Squeeze/...

[3]: http://www.swopper.com/www.swopper.com/index.html

[4]: http://www.daskeyboard.com/

[5]: http://reviews.logitech.com/7061/166/logitech-trackman-wheel...
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Love this idea and the final images look great. One gripe with the UX, and I'm starting to see this everywhere, is that the only way to upload a file is to drag it onto the browser. Why not add the option for a standard file input form? Drag and drop uploading breaks my workflow substantially - am I alone in this?
For clarity, you're talking about 103(b)(3)?

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Communications_Assistance_for_...

That doesn't look like a ward against anything, to me. It looks like a compromise stuck into the bill because of push-back from "cypherpunks". If the political winds had changed, or change in the future, that part of CALEA would be removed by a new law.

I think most politicians have no problem banning strong encryption and mandating ISP decryption of it all. Even most citizens have no problem banning strong encryption.
So far the plan is to start with "man" and then go through the man pages of my most commonly used commands: cd, ls, grep, cat, sed, etc.

After that, I may write a little shell script that simply opens one at random for me.
I have adblock on, and so didn't see any of the ads you're referencing. When I initially read the post, I found it to be an informative and insightful look into the Windows Store process, something which I currently know very little about.

Knowing now that there are ads on the page, I don't think they devalue the post unless they are particularly invasive or offensive.
Facebook is the one your family is on, and your family's news and personality emissions are quite literally priceless for many, many, many people. Most, even.

If you want to come for Facebook you'd better bring a bigger gun than "I'm an East Coast technopriest in my twenties who doesn't particularly care to know what browser game my great-auntie enjoys".
Haha Facebook. On 90% of show HN posts involving Facebook logins the top or second to top comment is something like "Facebook login is a nonstarter"
It's sad how much you hate God around here. I hope for you that he's not real.

The god delusion, awesome. Being a student of philosophy for a long time, and avid cyclist for longer, and someone who's shed the childish notion of the vengeful god, I can say for certain there is no god and therefore, there's no reason to worry about 'him' being 'real'.

However, if you round a corner on your bike and slam into an oncoming car, THAT is real. God will not magically make your molecules pass through that car and leave you unharmed. God will not fill up your energy when your climbing those hills nor will he fill up your stomach whenever you want. You have to do that, because THAT is real.

Yes, we live mostly by the ego. So it is and we continue forward finding happiness here and there (sometimes all over - the universe to me is far more beautiful than the notion of a vengeful, side-taking god), just 'living' the human experience. People let 'god' ruin that, always have, (sadly) always will.

Cycling helps us produce endorphins. If our body holds out and we don't feel like puking after that one or many hills, we can feel elated. That's brain chemistry. There's no magic switches and god has nothing to do with any of that. He saves no one from accidents, stops no wars, does not magically wave his hand/wand and turn that homeless guy into a 'cured' millionaire. Just like he will not magically lift me up so I can fly thru the air to the top of a nasty hill.

No, he's definitely not real, nor does he need to be. When I was young and realized organized religion was a sham, a veil was lifted over my eyes. Human existence has so much beauty (and sure, plenty of pain and suffering, just ask the Buddha) and I'm just happy being a part of that. I only have one shot to experience all of it. So, for me, cycling is a part of that beauty, just like the OP said. Stop robbing everyone of their experiences with beauty just because you believe in a hypothetical, invisible, vengeful, biased, super being. Leave us mortals who have to deal with reality every day to enjoy our postings in peace.

Thank you.

(edited for typos)
And legal revenue, I'd love to see that.
> My own personal belief is that embedded software is going to be the next thing

I've started hearing that embedded software control via cheap Android tablets ($50-$100)/hardware interfaces is beginning to take off and reducing the barrier to entry. Pretty much, you can use a $75 Android tablet to control an embedded device and drive the user interface. iPads are, frankly, a bit too expensive for most hardware applications.

If I had the energy, I would champion an open-source project for niche hobbyists who want to program a particular type of hardware (assuming their particular hardware has some kind of serial/network relatively-open, documented interface - something like ZigBee but less complicated maybe) but aren't necessarily programmers. Build the project such that the UI and hardware control layer run on Android - and can be abstracted out from the actual hardware later. The UI is not going to be snazzy looking (sliding menu) but reliable looking - like an industrial control but maybe a bit better.
It might happen. Usually though it doesn't fix the underlying dysfunctions (doesn't target the highly untreated and tight muscles in an isolated way). From personal experience (myself + the people I train(ed)): you end up with worse problems.
Instead of man pages, I'm doing it with books. Goodreads.com makes it pretty easy (and fun) to manage everything. My goal is to get through all the classics this year and of course, like you said, apply that knowledge to my everyday programming.
That goes against some people's conscience and they would find it immoral to do the wrong thing.

(i.e. you won't get that warm fuzzy feeling of doing the right thing with the blackhat market)
Agreed. Indeed it would be even more useful / powerful for me if I could interact via API ala imgur or imm.io
I'm a huge fan of these two shows:

On Point - Two hours daily that has lively conversations that cover everything from breaking news to ancient poetry, and features writers, politicians, journalists, artists, scientists and ordinary citizens - http://onpoint.wbur.org/

To the Point - A news based one-hour daily program that focuses on the hot-button issues of the day - http://www.kcrw.com/news/programs/tp

Cheers!
How exactly would programming for themselves in a vacuum build any sort of positive confidence?

Because there's no one to criticize you, and figuring something out on your own is a rewarding experience which gives you confidence.

Open source builds up that portfolio everyone wants to see

If you're into programming for the reason of "building a portfolio", then you're not into programming. You're into making money.
I gave the example to illustrate what I mean by "bullshit word", but the question is more or less this: Are you using this word because it's a word you know, or because it's a word you found in a list of Scrabble words?

I'm not saying that the idea of a canonical word list doesn't make game-mechanical sense, just that it turns Scrabble from a word game into a list of symbols game in a way that seems stupid to me.

It's not meant to be more than an intuitive house rule to encourage people to play with "real" words.
How about the author be grateful for advances and if still bored, be proactive and join the rest of us, staying up late nights trying to add to the knowledge base of our species.

Easy to point the finger outside, hard to point it inside.
If Hollywood wants to make MORE money. Let me watch NEW movies at home.

Why at home?

1) Bathroom breaks

2) People's heads aren't in the way

3) No blurry screens

4) No crappy audio

5) Snacks I want

6) Quieter. No kids crying or cell phones, etc.

I am willing to spend the same price. I hate going to movie theater these days... I just wait for the DVD (or Bluray).
Best of luck to you! I think it's really important to actually apply new knowledge to your everyday workflow. It's far too easy to go and read a book, blog post, or article and then just let that information go to waste.
it's about time, this article really convinced me to get rid of mine.
A video consisting of a single profanity... A picture of a pink lake labelled "Nobody knows why" (it's fairly well understood that it's bacteria that gives the dozens of pink salt lakes around the world their color)... A picture of a harbor seal bizarrely labelled a 'manatee'

I realize this is more about the platform than the content, but the content kinda sucks...
Came here to say the same thing - I hate drag and drop everywhere! I have to resize my browser window, move it around, open up a file browser, resize that, find the file, drag and drop it, close the file browser, and resize my web browser. How annoying! I think it's because it's an OSX paradigm, so stuff that's very design-y tend to use it, and it ends up with the usual OSX "looks nice, isn't very practical" effect.

I love the service though - could use some 'outdoor' shots in urban environments, a crowd, a concert, a subway stop, stuff like that. Bookmarked.
Please share that script when you do it. It might be fancy to read man pages when one is bored instead of watching something as the randomness might dig some cool facts of the system for you which you did not know before hand.
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I have the most experience with Nuance's NDEV API. It is not really for very long audio. I'd say < 2 minutes.
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If people think they will get $1000 of value out of it then they will buy it. If you don't think you can get that value then there is no reason you should buy.
Neat! You should keep track of your man page reading and share your experience! I'm anticipating your homepage growing into a wonderful electronic flower of information.
When I first heard of Facebook, I was in high school.

Spoken like it was ages ago.. does this mean I'm old now? (to juxtapose, when I was in high school, I first heard of the WWW)
But think of how much more they'd be making if we couldn't get the movie at home and had to go to a theater to watch it.

I'm not even sure if I'm serious or sarcastic on this one.
> One more note. Every day there are millions of passenger miles flown on airlines. Surely the law of large numbers says that we're already performing an experiment on electronic device radiation and the cockpit.

I couldn't agree with this more. At one point, I was flying very frequently for work, and I used to make a hobby out of watching to see what people did with their electronics when prepping for take-off. Laptops usually got turned off, but rarely did I see someone turn their phone off completely. I'd see a lot of people switch to airplane mode, then put their phone to sleep (a short press on a button). I'd even see a lot of people who simply put their phones on silent (usually when I'm sitting next to them; this is difficult to observe from a distance). Behavior on landing is pretty telling as well. When you see people texting and making calls immediately after landing, you know that their phones weren't off completely. When you watch the person next to you take out their phone and begin texting immediately, you know that the phone wasn't even put in to airplane mode.

These scenarios were far more common than observing someone actually power down/up a device.

I'd imagine that it is possible to get an estimate of the number of RF emitting devices within range. I really wish the FAA would do a study of what actually happens on planes, rather than what the rules say should happen on planes, because I suspect the results will be much different than they expect.
The MPAA & RIAA are blind. They'd make a LOT more money if buying the real thing was easier than 1) spending time hunting for it online; 2) waiting for it to download; and 3) if it weren't overpriced. Same for games. $60 for a damn game? Valve's shown that $5 prices lead to massive increases in sales over $20+.
As an aside, I can't read this article on my phone, I get redirected to the mobile version of the frontpage. Very frustrating.
How do you handle your trade-in (assuming you have one)?

Do you sell it yourself?
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No, it was WorkPace. I've notied that they've stopped supporting Linux since when I got the license. Maybe bug them to see if they'll start supporting Linux again.

As for desks, the two that I have used have both been from the companies I've been working for, so I never had to buy one myslef. However, where I worked before (www.tilgin.com), everybody got an adjustable height desk (electric motor). They only bought the legs (cost a bit over 100 Euro per desk I think), and had some guys go around switching the legs on all the desks.

The brand of my current desk is www.holmbergsbordet.se but it looks quite expensive.
Just found this little snippet via a quick Google search:

dir="/bin"; man $(ls $dir |sed -n "$(echo $(( $RANDOM % $(ls $dir |wc -l | awk "{ print $1; }" ) + 1 )) )p")

I think I may write my own version as well. Just to gain a bit more experience with shell scripting.
Did you read my comment? "I used an iPad and I'm still alive!" is just about the worst argument possible (for anything), for similar reasons that saying an asteroid won't destroy the earth because it hasn't yet is a terrible argument.

It had nothing to do with the article (which I read) and my personal opinions (which, you'll notice in my comment, I express agreement with the article).

This is just turning pedantic now, so apologies. I should have just down-voted your comment instead of replying.
Awesome! I like the dark colours but I think it would be wiser to have a much lighter theme as a default.