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The first part of your statement is true however this typeface is used during a different phase of the design process. It even reads as such in the headline ("wireframes"). That'd be like suggesting mock responses are counterproductive because a large part of building an application is in dealing with live data. Sure, once your interfaces are hardened then you can worry about handling live data but there is a time when all you're going to worry about is handling the response. Similarly, there is a time in the design life cycle where a higher level, "does this work" is valuable.

It's an appropriate tool for a part of the design process.
You're perfectly visible.
I may have a problem with his personality if this blog is anything to go by, but I can't help agreeing with him on most of the points he brings up.

If I had to choose between hiring someone with an attitude or the kind of sheep that will jump through pointless hoops I think I prefer to gamble on the former.
You haven't heard anything I have said. Replying with your rebuttal completely dismisses my point. And now you are engaging in ad hominems. Saying someone is spoiled says they lack perspective as to why this might be valuable to someone in different circumstances. That's all. Nothing ill mannered about it. But your replies are pretty disrespectful, and getting increasingly worse.
OK, you've convinced me :-)
A very well presented explanation. thank you.
Startups? No.

Hacking? No.

Covered in a mainstream news source? Yes.

Probably not hacker news.
If more of the "how to do X" articles focused on formal verification/etc or assembly routines, I wouldn't feel as much that HN is bogus.

And since it was actually relevant, I will reproduce SparrowOS's comment below:

"If you love programming more than anything, you are probably the kind of person who wants to know assembly language. If your full heart is not into programming, maybe not."
Thanks for your feedback. We've thought of these issues before and we are tackling them . Shoutting for help or security is a great use case but one that can be easily abused. We want to make sure we take precautions from people crying wolf too many times.
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You could boot your machine into a LISP or Scheme repl, which in my opinion (as a ruby programmer by trade) are much nicer for kids to learn programming with than Ruby or Python because of the dynamic and interactive nature of lisp.
Large areas like NYC are also going to be the first to have the super charger networks rolled out to them and also more likely to have charging stations available in car parks. But yes home charging doesn't make sense everywhere yet.
I found it to be very interesting and appreciate it being shared here.

Condescend elsewhere.
Tabasco is good in certain, particular applications. For example, in the cocktail sauce that is often served with shrimp in the U.S.

Using it as a general purpose, "broad spectrum" hot sauce is a mistake.

Actually, the Tabasco brand has a habanero sauce that is not just habanero pepper but a combination of flavors, that I much prefer for more general use (when choosing from amongst their products). In addition to the balance of flavors, the "pepper" flavor of the habanero is much more enjoyable in it than is the pepper flavor, of itself, in their traditional Tabasco Sauce.
I sort of built something like this and i can give you all the advice in the world but it looks like you are on the right path. You are going to have a chicken and egg problem, I don't know if you've attempted this solution yet but you can lower the adoption friction of new users by letting them tweet. Then you can use the twitter api to, say, find all of the tweets with the #shoutt hashtag and process them. This way you can make use the the massive platform that is Twitter and users don't even need to signup or install an app.

Good luck.
That's precisely the idea behind a friend's startup! http://tennishub.com/ (TennisHub)

(Thanks @chrisabrams - fixed)
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What's wrong with learning kids Shell scripting? I think most Unix-like OS's are good for learning, behind the complex layers of abstractions lay the simple command line. Excellent for programming without any distraction.
You don't have to deal with what's down under. Your loss really. So I don't understand what's bothering you.

On the other hand, those that do understand what's going on down under have to endure with the high-level crap of unimaginable proportions every day.

If "programming" is so easy that you don't really have to know anything to do it the result is going to suck. Case in point: Android and iOS.

The world would be a better place everyone were required to know assembly before doing an web app.
Thank you for the feedback.

The regex reference is only temporarily there. It'll eventually be replaced by a much better feature which is in the pipeline. I'll play around with the css to make it better.

I've played around with the positioning a bit, and it definitely needs iteration. However, an upcoming ui change will drastically change the demands on the ui, so it doesn't make sense to optimize that yet.

I'll replace the Lato font. I agree it looks terrible on windows.

Thanks for all the feedback!
I only ran into this a couple days ago and have obviously never even conceived of checking it out, but it seems to have been purpose-built to have a modern-day equivalent of the old hackable OSes of the 80s:

http://www.sparrowos.com/
Nice Work Man ;) it's better when using current version + languages & technologies behind them (with icon i mean) By the way: (Damet Garm :D)
rather than partnering with convenience stores like in Europe?

As others have pointed out, they already do. Go to http://www.usps.com and click on "Find Locations." Put in your zip code, click on "See More Results" and sort by "Approved Postal Providers" to find those non-USPS-owned locations.
If you are going to take the LISP route, wouldn't booting into emacs and slime make sense?

emacs as a login shell.... I wonder if anyone actually does that :)
Great point. But:

> if you allow the languages to coexist in the same page

What if we didn't? Perhaps each site could decide whether to use the JS VM OR the "new" VM; it's not ideal, but this could work. You know, much like what one would (usually) do server side: choose a language, stick to it.
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Any modern operating system that allows open development fits the bill. I think what the OP is saying is that he would settle for having it run on top of Linux, but I'd bet that he wants the core written as (or even interpreted by) a Python interpreter, so that everything from drivers to applications could be written in Python. Wouldn't we all?

I've been wanting the same for Ruby, which I think is superior to Python in its syntax, clarity, and readability. I'd settle for a Ruby interpreter in every browser.

However, first, I'd like to see Firefox OS succeed. The idea behind it is better: take the most well-used web development language (client-side) and make it also the same language for writing applications (client-side). The only things missing are being able to write lower-level drivers using Javascript (not just having to hack atop Android) and for all of the server (not just Node) to be Javascript.

There is a reason that what is usually used to write OS's is basically C (or some variation), though. C is an intelligible and useful language that can be portable across architectures. C, Javascript, Python, Ruby, Java, etc. are all very similar when compared with assembly or machine code. C has the advantage of allowing more flexibility in memory management. So, I just don't see Python as an language used to develop an OS.

As for whether it makes sense to develop the appearance of everything being in Python so that kids can hack it up: you'd be better off introducing them to Scratch, Lego Mindstorms, the Arduino and have them participate in Science Olympiads. There is no modern equivalent of what we grew up with.
Hi, I am one of the cofounders.
Shoutt works better with your friends around you, this is because your friends are more likely to help you. When you shoutt if your friends are around, we'll let them know first.
I never quite know what to think of posts like this. They usually strike me as really missing the mark, which I hesitate to say in part because I know that "not pc language" (for lack of a better term) can be a serious issue. But I really think these kinds of posts don't help women. I suspect they probably hurt women in tech, but I am not quite sure how to express my reasons for feeling that way.
A large portion of professional software development doesn't ever touch asm, so the answer can be "today" if you want.
"Take a look at NeatSeek, and prepare to be amazed." You are right: I'm amazed by the amount of self deception and wishful thinking in this article. You missed the point so hard you hit yourself.
That seems insane. Even decoding X86 is insanely complicated.
There will be support for different flavors of regexes in an upcoming release.
This is for wireframes, in which you probably shouldn't be obsessing over text sizes and fonts.
I use my tablet to read (books and comics), to play music (as in reading partitures), to make music, to draw and to play games. That's very productive to me.
Font woes aside, this is an extremely interesting series on economic adjustment; in many ways, Japan provides a leading indicator for changes in American and European economies.
ya, that is a big concern. Maybe calling for help around can be made a paid feature, crying wolf wont pay but someone in need of help can pay. Well you can think of other things also on how to de-incentivize abuse of system. :)
When will we be in a world when we don't have to deal with molecules at all? When we can just get the job done without having to understand or know any of the things which go down there? Because that stuff pisses me off. Protons? Electrons? I just want that freaking light to come on and implement some functionality and never have to deal [with] what's under[neath]. Is it really that hard? Sigh.

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I don't particularly like that style of arguing a point but this is just asking for it. Knowing a higher level of abstraction without knowing a lower level of abstraction is just fine. But knowing a lower level of abstraction will give you a definite edge and if there is one thing that hackers are always looking for then it is a way to have an edge over the rest. A way to do something that is deemed impossible simply by knowing a bit more, a way to achieve some feat by exploiting knowledge that is maybe a bit harder to come by but not impossible. The ultimate level playing field, you get as many tools as you're willing to learn how to use, with only your attitude towards learning and your perseverance as the limiting factors.
djb_hackernews - we would love to get advice from you and hear about your experience (should we email you?). We're looking at Twitter/FB integration for that.
I've had more people that not ask what "Lorem ipsum" means-- they actually try and read it. Blokk and Redacted solve this problem quite nicely.
I hadn't noticed that the font is so small here; I've set the minimum text size in all my browsers to something reasonable, which works fine in Webkit and Firefox, so that I don't get eye strain reading Wikipedia's ridiculously small text.

The price paid is that sometimes a poorly designed site has text that spills out of a fixed-size box, but I can cope with that much more easily than with trying to read something that is 7px tall.
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Why PyLadies?
Nice, we could add it also. Seems a useful responsive framework.
It doesn't help that the SparrowOS dude is certifiable.
Make the best case you can for adopting course of action X to solve potential problem Y. Then step back and let the person in charge make the decision.

My rule of thumb is two 'No' answers. It goes like this:

Present affirmative reasons why direction X is the right choice. Try to focus on the benefits of X rather than pointing out the flaws in the current plan. If the response is no, I'll try to address any concerns regarding X. If the response is still no I leave it alone.

I've found that if you continue past this point it becomes an argument. Now you're challenging the groups ability to proceed after making a decision. Once that occurs your opinions are an impediment to the groups progress.

Note: Perspective is worth 80 IQ points. The team could be basing the decision on factors you aren't aware of. The world is seldom simple enough to present one 'best' answer to a given situation.

EDIT: No they aren't "all against you because you're so much smarter than them". Seeing this sentiment in some of the comments. Trust me this doesn't happen. For every one real instance of this, there are 100 instances of condescending engineer who is just parroting the technology fad of the day. Or is an architecture astronaut.

To anyone who feels this way regularly ask yourself "How many times have I felt like this? In school? In college? At job 1? At job 2?" Either the world is wall to wall jerks, or you're the jerk.
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SparrowOS has bit sad background: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4992749
Wireframes should be created around the content. Content should not be an afterthought.
Actively developing a x86 FPGA project isn't easy. The ML403 boards originally sold for $495 each. Most SoC/Processor development requires large FPGAs and the boards cost even more.
You're welcome buddy. A new column for what?
The first thing they need to do is reduce the pension funding requirement, which was forced by a 2006 law.

Yes, rather than fully funding their pensions like any private company, they should be allowed to push massive problems into the future like the public sector does.
This is an excellent lesson in the power of cognitive dissonance, similar to the story of Ignaz Semmelweis (src: http://www.aaronsw.com/weblog/semmelweis ).

The takeaway? Keep in mind the Stoic phrase: "Pay attention to your [perceived] enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes."
Thanks for the feedback. I'll keep that in mind for upcoming releases.
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Someone over there might want to fire up Project and put in some hard deadlines.
I don't really understand the pension funding issue -- I assume it was that the pensions were previously underfunded, and this was to correct it.

The issue is that even the GAO thinks there are "pyramid" issues -- the USPS revenue is going to be in a long-term decline, and peak-retirees will hit in a period where the revenue is lower than today. So, pre-funding makes a lot of sense.

Similarly, SS (and I think medicare?) were supposed to be pre-funded during high tax years of the baby boomers. There's technically a surplus, but it's invested in US treasury debt, essentially an accounting trick. (although I don't know what an SS surplus would otherwise be invested in -- you don't really want the government investing in private securities, either).

Parcel drop-off could be automated, extended hours, partnerships with businesses, etc., although I think most parcels originate from businesses now.

Maybe a good compromise would be fewer post offices, open later, and less delivery, but with mail available for pickup at the post office up to the day before delivery. This would be capital expensive vs. operating expense intensive, which should be good for the USPS (they can borrow at cheap rates, and the government could fund some of this).
It would be interesting to be able to read more excerpts of different countries' textbooks translated. This is done frequently for Israeli and Palestinian textbooks due to the number of well-funded NGOs paying attention to that conflict, but it's not as easy to find information on, say, what Turkish textbooks say about their history, or what Japanese textbooks say about theirs.
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I would be interseted to hear which US/Russian treaty involved verification of plutonium production reactors or naval reactors. I'm not aware of any such.

(There are plans for a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty, but discussion has on that has been indefinitely stalled in the Conference on Disarmament by Pakistan).
Thanks. Your support means a lot :)
It does help that he wrote an OS. (From scratch IIRC.)
Tennis was an example of why you wanted to reach out to people around you. Expanding on that thought, we believe there is tremendous value is connecting with the people around us. Right from asking question, advice, recommendations and borrowing stuff to finding people who live/work around us and share a similar interest - like jamming or something else.
Thanks for the support. May you catch many more!
It's so hard to tell which one is the best, we provide information and comparison table about frameworks and users can choose the best one.
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Thank you. Let me know what I could do to make it even more fun :)
This seems like a reasonably good process. This item under "DONT'S" is a particular annoyance for me:

* Don’t ask those who interviewed the candidate before you what they think. Form your own first impression.

For some reason, some people feel the need to grab you before stepping into an interview and gush about the candidate "This person is AWESOME! I'm really excited about them!", which, if you aren't cognizant of it, can heavily skew your evaluation of them and basically destroys the point of having multiple people interview a candidate.

The lone exception might be if a candidate is so unbelievably bad that you want to save everyone's time by ending the whole thing early, but hopefully your screening process is good enough that it doesn't happen often enough to worry about.
I was going to write a similar analogy, but not as abstract as that. I was thinking more like the automotive industry.

Most people want to just be able to buy and drive it off the lot without having to understand how it works or what makes it tick inside. But there will always be a need for automotive engineers.
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I'd want to know if the OP ever had a Spotify account before, with the same email (m*@gmail.com). I suspect he has, and that Spotify account was previously linked to the FB account.

Another strong possibility is that he has an existing Spotify account which was created using Facebook Connect. Creating an account with FB Connect would provide Spotify his email, and Spotify would likely have created a user record for that email (this is the recommended behavior from FB).

If either is true, then I think this is what happened:

- Spotify has an old user record in their database,
associated with his Facebook account. He might not realize this, especially if his Spotify account was created via FB Connect.

- When he created the new Spotify account, Spotify had a bug/feature which linked the new Spotify account with the old Spotify account.

- Spotify then sent a "logged in via FB Connect" signal to Facebook, which caused his Facebook account to reactivate. This is normal behavior for Facebook - FB interprets any login gesture as a signal that you want to reactivate your account (be it a 3rd party login via FB connect, opening the FB app on your phone, or logging into the FB website)

This seems plausible to me, and wouldn't indicate any malice. Whereas Spotify's engineers writing a screen scraper to login to Facebook and secretly install an app seems exceedingly unlikely.
Thank god, a hacker news with nothing except news on startups and hacking would be much less varied, less intellectual, and very boring indeed.
Thanks for the feedback. I'll fix this as soon as I can.
All Protestant Social Democrats? Here I thought only the Social Democrats were Social Democrats. I think you mean 'social democrats', meaning the belief and not membership in the party named 'Social Democrats.'

To think that the Christian Democrats, which were founded out of the movement against removing religious education from elementary schools and is most strong with the evangelical Christians, has the same idea of "lagom" as the Left Party is like saying that the US parties are the same because they all support a free market.

All Protestant? Given the number of atheists in Sweden, that's also unlikely.

I looked up a bit about Arvo Kustaa Halberg. As far as I can tell, he never lived in Finland or any of the Nordic countries. "Hall was born Arvo Kustaa Halberg in 1910 to Matt (Matti) and Susan (Susanna) Halberg in Cherry, a rural community on Northern Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range" says Wikipedia.

I see no evidence that he moved from Finland to the US, much less that the move was based on a lack of diversity, so I fail to understand your point.
Of course, in ASCII you can just reverse the bytes. Oh, until you come across a CRLF... Or a backspace... and it still makes no sense to even do it.
Sure. So did I...
> If you are leaving the mac ecosystem, the most you lose is the playlists

Right-click -> "Export" -> Select M3U8
Doubt is an odd duck because it can become genuinely self-justifying. I know of few other mental qualities that can claim that. If you doubt yourself, then, at the very least, you have the problem of doubting yourself, which is an actual, legitimate problem! Boom: you've just created a real problem out of thin air!

In truth, there is no place for self-doubt. It shows a lack of trust in your past-self and the decisions he made. You made the best decision that you could. (There is an exception, of course. If you made a decision when under the sway of some passing, mental evil: arrogance, greed, malice, hatred, then you might want to revisit the decision.)

The vast majority of mistakes do not come from some personal lack. They come from bad luck. Which is why individuals, as much as investors, need to diversify. Create more than one path to success.

(This is such good advice, maybe one day I'll take it! :)
Appreciate the succinct feedback gamechangr!
just out of curiosity, where are you guys located, India? I assume Mansi rejected ISB Hyderabad!!
The USPS hasn't taken tax payer money since 1982 and has posted profits almost every year up until 2006 when the new retirement pre-funding requirements were introduced. The USPS is the only agency required to pre-fund their retirement plans for 75 years.

You could certainly cut the facilities producing the least revenue, but then you'd be closing mostly rural post offices. Incidentally Fedex and UPS use USPS infrastructure for rural delivery. Since we're all guaranteed postal service in the constitution, perhaps it would be better to question the idea that the USPS has to be profitable and run like a business.
Fretting over actual pixels is counter to trying to stay display-independent, as a web site ought to. The actual thing to worry about here is apparent DPI. A TV at 1080p viewed from ten feet away needs much larger text than a monitor at 1080p viewed from two feet away, and the variance in cell phone resolutions is even more drastic.

I had hopes that all these different resolutions/DPIs/sizes for screens would stop designers trying to force a pixel-perfect layout into a browser, but the end result seems to have just been "CSS media queries".
How do the state-of-the-art pathfinding algorithms for changing graphs differ?
Apparently you can install Ubuntu on the Galalxy Nexus and the Nexus 4. Might be an option? Firefox OS is also coming up...