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I can't read all the code because the sidebar obscures it on the right.
Cancer Drug Erases Fingerprints
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ah, events as function calls. How so terribly 50's.

here's a way where events are objects... rather than an invocation. Much more flexible.

a python + pygame example...

cu,

key_handlers= dict(u=rotate,
j=drop,
h=lambda : move(-1),
k=lambda : move(-1))

buttons = {1:'u', 2:'j', 3:'h', 4:'k'}

for e in pygame.event.get():
if e.type == KEYDOWN:
key_handlers[e.key]()

elif e.type == JOYBUTTONDOWN:
key_handlers[buttons[e.button]]()

elif e.type in [QUIT, MOUSEBUTTONDOWN, HTTPD]:
quit()
I have used phpminiadmin ( http://phpminiadmin.sourceforge.net ) as the app admin alternative once before. It worked out pretty well.
Yes. I was heavily downvoted for a couple posts defending an unpopular opinion in a busy discussion. I didn't flame but got flamed. I sincerely posted my views and I guess everyone decided I was an idiot or a troll. Because my account is trivially linked to my real name I've been posting fluff to push the discussion off of casual viewing on the front page of my comments so I can abandon my account.

I'll keep reading because the comments and selection are still good, but I don't see any reason to stick my neck out again. One easily-Googled example of a generally high-quality community decide I suck is plenty.
ERP Implementation
I found this company that does ERP implementations.
How much work can you do on an iPhone?
You should probably check on the usual suspects: what apps do you want to make, who are you making apps for, what kind of mobiles does your target market usually have AND (maybe more important) what influences their decisions on acquiring phones (trends, utility/job, available apps..). Studying what your future users do is the way to know what they want. And of course, watch the competition in each platform, how many there are and how well are they doing.

But do you really have to focus in one single platform? Making apps in different formats could be a good move.

And, I don't own any of these super cool phones of late, so I don't know if any "cross-platform" apps exist, but I think it would be awesome if I could play with my Nokia against someone who has a shiny HTC or an iPhone :)
In regards to the Update PUT vs Update POST, with the PUT you can only address a single resource. So while the Update POST maybe idempotent, to accomplish the same thing with a PUT, you would have to issue multiple PUTs to address all of the resources that were updated in the POST.
Mobile Number Portability to Commence in India from September 20
So in other words, any halfway competent pen and ink artist can frame you with 5 minutes of his time, a 3x5 index card, and casually sticking something into your coat pocket at a cafe, then calling the cops.
Linux.com: How to get a Windows tax refund
Why the Palm Pre Will Fail
It adds the story to the list of your favorite Google Code apps, although as "Product" instead of "Project".
a macro can be pointless sure. mostly if the same thing can be accomplished with a function (most of the time, but not exactly). a macro is not a function that's being inlined.
Wow. I loved that idea about using the profile pages as an opportunity to increase sales. I have a similar situation with a client of mine. They sell pools, and their most visited page besides their landing pages is their photo gallery of their swimming pools.

I am going to do what they suggested and really use that gallery as a way to bring them more leads. Give users that are excited about the photo gallery a chance to submit their info and get more information about their pools.
I liked this design. I've been looking for a designer for some work. Could we get in touch? Email is in my profile
I bought a dell at work. Came with windows. Installed linux ans want to set up a windows vm to use necessary win software for work.

So naturally I can't register my oem xp pro because its bound to my hardware which differs from vm. Basically I must pirate windows even though I own a copy which I should be able to legally install on a vm. Not to mention that I can't install os x just because its not apple hardware on a vm.

So yea this sort of bs is what makes us all have to resort to piracy because the alternative is too expensive.
I'm fairly sure I've read research claiming that this effect is a big part of the effectiveness of fad diets i.e. not having two different coloured foods touching or only having carbs if the day of the month is even may be stupid rules but by observing them you have your focus brought to what you're eating.
I think a regex might suffice:

/(\W|^)bush\s*\(&|and)?\s*co/i

Similarly, we could build a Slashdot detector:

/(\W|^)m\$(\W|$)/i

Save tons of trouble. Worse is better :)
Subsidies: Well then at least stop subsidizing the damnable biodiesel producers (/me dons flame-proof underwear).

Re-Rant: I took a degree in economics, concluded it was mathematical proof that economics is largely about whimsical playing with unrealistic models, and now deride (most) economists ;)

The point of my post was mainly that beyond protecting basic institutions, much economic law-making does more harm than good, not through ill-intention but because economics does not predict well the effects of the laws, and when it does, the actions it suggests are rarely politically sexy.

Conversely, intelligent law removal often does more good than harm. Reversing drugs policy, much of tax policy, much of foreign policy (why do we have so many bases in Germany again?), and policies that (as you so rightly say) "pick winners." These last are the most infuriating, as they are simultaneously destructive _and_ presumptuous.
I don't think it needs to be a black and white thing where either you are stuck with a single vendor or the user experience goes to hell. There is a middle ground between anarchy and dictatorship.
31. Don't post stupid "30 pieces of advice" posts from Craigslist on HN. You will piss off a bunch of people who will flag your post to get it out of their precious news stream.
I use the Webmin MySQL module quite a bit for this on our Drupal site.

I don't see why it would be recommended not to use whatever tool fits the situation. If you understand your application well enough to hit the database directly, you probably understand it well enough to not break its integrity by modifying it directly.
Cute pup ... Good luck with her. Here's mine:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/2759237541_1d360e7795_b....
He's not really contrasting "static websites" vs. "a blog", he's contrasting hiring someone with "HTML skills" to build a website vs. running a basic CMS, which is what a blogging platform like Wordpress is.
Because if he did, he wouldn't have these problems ... duh! :)
Of course - _if_ you've already taxed away every negative externality ;) Also, this is much more easily said than done. What, exactly, is the price of a drowning polar bear, and how much of it is subsumed into the present discounted value of a flooded coastal city?

The reason I singled out capital gains is that it can often lead to a genuine positive externality: capital accumulated in the hands of those best able to discriminatively lend it out (i.e. not bankers). I liked Rodgers' suggestion of taxing short-term capital gains (taxing negative effects of short-term speculation) but not long-term ones. There are probably even more finely-grained policies that can work here.
Never is the same as 0%, not 100%? Only the choices are ordered to suggest it's 100%. Also, 80% or more and 5% or less suggest that Never, whether it's 0% or 100%, is a duplicate of one of the other choices.
Vertical Markets 2: Customer/Market Risk versus Invention Risk
Good Factor is more about combinators than stack juggling.
Obama and the Thought Police
Anyone ever remember the movie 1984?
Why Moblin won't save the netbook from Microsoft
Nice, but why not just use imagemagick?

It could be generated from a script that is as long as his script to create some keys.
The general basis of the article should be that Wordpress (or other blog platform) can be used as a CMS for a website, and that it is an alternative to a static site. However, implying that it can replace a designer/developer to represent the business in a professional manner, and it can be done for little to no cost, is way off the mark.

The article fails early when he compares a website to a word document or e-mail (more appropriate comparisons would be trade show booths, marketing brochures, and store layout/design), and all arguments he makes against a static site can also be made against the use of the weblog he promotes.
Mark Cuban Finalizes Investment In NakedPizza, Orders A Slice Of Expansion
A closely related question that requires careful thought is the best age to start a business at and how best to factor that data into your plans.
Kindle Wireless Data Costs
Would it be as offensive to call the extra repetition that is inherent in some languages as "blub code", and languages like Arc trying to get rid of the blub(ber) in code?
I didn't have it installed and it took forever to install with MacPorts so I ended up using Photoshop while I was waiting.
Good analysis. Pardon the pun, but it sounds like the Pré is Prétty fucked.

Of course, I speak as an iPhone afficionado, so I'm probably one of those irrational Apple fans that just won't buy the "better" phone.
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Touch is a cute trick but for the most part I don't think it will make that big of a difference interface wise. In the end I suspect most users will use it every now and then on photos but it won't significantly change the user experience like it does on say an iPhone.

I made a post on my own blog not too long ago on why, after experimenting with touch interfaces, I found them to be lacking in a PC enviornment.
You can find it here if you're interested: http://www.tomstechblog.com/post/A-Quick-Indictment-Of-The-F...

(I link only because there's one small graphic in the post that I think makes a big point and I couldn't embed the graphic here)
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I doubt there are more pc's running windows that have a touchscreen than there are iPhones.

Not that it isn't a nice development, but "bringing it to the masses" sounds like typical MS marketing BS to me.
I couldn't find any studies but did find this interesting article titled "Roman gladiators were fat vegetarians"
http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/ancient/AncientRepublish_
1081439.htm
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Homebrewed CPU Is a Beautiful Mess of Wires
I would, bet you 1000$ (or an ounce of gold) that we will not see hyper inflation or even significant inflation (15%+/year) next year.

Also, due to the increase in global weath every year we need a currency that increase in supply to keep up. Otherwise you get deflation which can happen with gold and distroyes the ability to lend and borrow. Not to mention the fact that their is not enough gold in the world to replace the USD without dramaticly increasing it's value.

PS: You can also see significant inflation with gold for a long term historical example look at spain after the new world.
I don't see how the book is "mostly unoriginal" or "the way it helps isn't what you'd expect." I REALLY don't see how this correlates to "The Game" at all, other than they are both self-help books of some kind. Everything you said about The Game could just as easily apply to any other book written about personal interaction.

I'm not trying to be harsh, but if there are connections between these things, I want to see them truly explored with claims that are substantiated (or at least explained).
This is how it works (I know people that do something like this in Canada):

You can always pay someone legal tender to absolve a debt. That is the whole point of "legal tender". By law you have to accept it. You don't have to accept goats, or cheques, or money orders, or chickens, but you have to accept cash.
A lender (read: contractor who is owed money for services) may not actually want to be paid in gold, but you owe him $50, he only has to value that gold as $50, not as $5k gold coin as $50.

The next step is easy: Since it is only $50 in currency, the former lender hops on a plane (with nothing substantial to declare) and sells it to a gold merchant in a country that has either extremely favorable tax treaties with Canada or has a very opaque banking system. Then the lender stuffs the money into a numbered bank account (they also get a debit card from this bank account) and they are done. True, they can't buy a house or a car without getting audited. What they can do, however, is buy a nice skiing trip, boat, piece of land in Turkey, etc...
I've been saying this all along. I still don't understand why everyone got so excited over the Pre demo at the CES.

The UI doesn't look as intuitive as the iPhone.

Multitasking sounds good but how well will it work? Apple didn't "overlook" multitasking. They saw that it would be a nightmare in implementing it while maintaining their usability standards and decided against it. If the Pre can't multitask efficiently, it's a useless feature that does more harm than good. And push notifications may be enough for Apple to compete in this area.

QWERTY keyboard. The "big" defense against the iPhone. Having come from using a Blackberry for several years before switching to an iPhone this year, I can say that the virtual keyboard wasn't an issue at all. I'm not sure if the extra bulk of a physical keyboard is necessary, especially if the keys are too small.

SDK - Web O/S sounds "sexy" but it isn't. It's not nearly as powerful and capable as the iPhone's SDK. If you thought the App Store had a lot of noise in it, wait until you see the nonsense that gets churned out by Pre "developers". Which brings me too:

App Store - This was the killer feature of the iPhone v2. The built-in phone interface and integration with iTunes was killer. And the ALREADY ESTABLISHED popularity of the iPhone was enough to convince big time developers (and the small guys) to invest the time into developing for the iPhone. The Palm doesn't have this luxury. How well the Palm interfaces with it's app store and how well it integrates into synching with a computer remains to be seen. I doubt the Pre will have anywhere close to the quality of apps that the iPhone has.

Hype - Hype (and killer demos) brought initial conversions for the iPhone to AT&T. The quality of the phone continues to bring them in. The Pre doesn't have this level of hype. In the tech sphere, it has hype, but nowhere close to the iPhone. And outside of the tech world, it's a big nothing. And Palm doesn't have the money Apple had to market their new phone.

Release - When the iPhone released, the "gold standard" was the Blackberry, with great email, and awful internet browsing. The iPhone changed the smartphone game. Now everyone has consumer smartphones. The Pre doesn't change the game. They are just doing the same thing as everyone else. They have nicer features but it's not enough to shift markets like the iPhone did.

Some of the minor features - Cut and paste. Never a big deal for me that the iPhone didn't have it. I can think of maybe 3 times in the past year that I wanted to copy and paste something. Once again, on a pure touch phone, cut and paste probably wasn't easy to do without hurting something else. The new iPhone software supports it and it's adequate enough.

Price - iPhone wins by costing $200 out the door. Not a $300 price with a $100 mail in rebate. And if the rumors are true that the 8GB iPhone will be dropped to $99, it's goodnight Palm.
"The Pre runs the brand spanking new webOS. Big IT shops want stability and compatibility, but Palm changes operating systems like underwear."

This author doesn't seem to understand the implications of having a web-based operating system of the quality that the Palm Pre promises to deliver.

In my opinion, here is a better evaluation of the Palm Pre's business viability: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10234043-94.html. This author also questions the phone's ability to win business users. At the same, he acknowledges the advantages of it's new operating system and a provides a fair evaluation of its UI.
One of the big things analysts said when the Pre was announced was that it's release date would coincide with the expiration of the iPhone's initial 2 year contracts.

I doubt there will be any mass exodus of iPhone customers. I'm sure MANY of them took the re-up deal with the 3G release.
I'm not sure if this quite answers the question. Although Japan certainly doesn't allow bringing in content which violates their definition of pornography, it is not clear to me that these manga would fall under that definition.

This article skims the surface of this fairly complex topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography_in_Japan#Censorship...
Construction planning is a Important factor in Home Building and Home Remodeling
Time Warner to Split Off AOL
The need for such a website also points to a larger problem: a lot of people in the US, including most insured people, do not have access to timely primary care for non-life threatening problems.

Say your daughter has an ear infection, the appointment your HMO primary care physician gives you one week from now, is no good. So you go to the ER. There is no effective in-between option. I don't know if this website fixes that problem or exacerbates it. But that is the real problem.

This whole un- under- insured category people talk about in the US exists because people are actively being put in insurance plans where we know they will not have access to some health care services they will need. Let's not kid ourselves.
Pretty good linkbait.

sprintf(&article.title, "Why %s Will Fail", new_trend[i].title);

The analysis here on HN is 10x better than the article itself.
this article is inappropriate for HN. Regardless of the author's opinion, its written in a form most suitable for make-your-blood-boil-on-your-drive-to-work talk radio.
I didn't mean to imply that English is freakishly difficult for Chinese speakers, but this one aspect is difficult. I'll expand on my comment a bit.

First of all, I've spent nearly my entire adult life living in Taiwan, after growing up in the US. I'm a reasonably comfortable reader of Chinese and work as a co-owner/academic director of an English cram school here. Consequently, I have a pretty keen interest in the challenges facing Chinese students of English.

In some senses, English is the easiest language in the world to learn. Hollywood movies are readily accessible nearly everywhere, as are English newspapers, textbooks, magazines and music. The wealth of learning materials available for English far outstrip those for learning Spanish or French, or especially Chinese.

English is also necessary for speaking with most native English speakers. The vast majority of Americans, Brits, Australians or especially Canadians I've met here in Taiwan speak very little Chinese. It's neither expected nor required of them to learn it. As a result, it's possible for more and more young people here to pick up a fair amount of English before ever going abroad. And when they do go abroad, they'll likely be using English all the time.

English is a bit difficult phonetically, with its relatively large number of vowel sounds and rhotic R. Spelling is also less phonetic than most romance languages. That said, Chinese is tonal, which presents a serious challenge to most speakers of non-tonal languages. And any orthographic challenge of learning to handle "eigh", "tion", "ture" or other spelling patterns absolutely pales in comparison with the challenge of learning about 5000 characters, many of which are semi-phonetic at best.

So, no. English isn't "freakishly difficult" for Chinese speakers in the same sense that Chinese is for English speakers. It is much more work than learning Thai, which shares more cultural stories and religion, or Vietnamese, which has a large number of cognates with all widely used Chinese topolects, or Korean or Japanese, each of which have the above advantages plus the use of familiar Chinese characters.

In my experience, a lot of high-intermediate students do struggle with phrases that derive from biblical or historical sources that native speakers routinely use without even realizing it. It is at just the point at which European languages start getting easier that these idioms start popping up all over the place.

Phrases such as preaching to the choir, beauty is more than skin deep, actions speak louder than words, a gray area, out of the blue, call someone's bluff, rock the boat, bread and butter, have your cake and eat it, don't count your chickens, do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and the blind leading the blind are common in dozens of languages, but Mandarin isn't one of them.

This is slowly changing with exposure to western culture, though.
What to do when coding is not enough: Product Management.
The author also forgets Palm stuck with good old familiar-to-developers PalmOS for more than a decade. Most apps I had on my Pilot 1000 ran flawlessly in my Palm Centro. The rest of their stuff uses Windows CE.
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Awesome. As the complexity of the underlying technology increases, I've often wondered if this style of hacking won't move solely into software, and then into virtual worlds -- think a World of Warcraft-like environment, or a metaverse, Neal Stephenson style.

Not a very well-formed thought, but something I think about from time to time.
I do not have the problem with the use of state power to enforce the consensus morality that it is absolutely and totally impermissible to have sex with children.

As a conservative techy I'm quite familiar with the libertarian counter-argument, which rests so firmly on "everything is permitted save for that which harms non-consenting people" that it sometimes forgets that that assumption is not universally shared. I'm not going to try to talk you guys out of that one, but just wanted to mention that at least one person in your social circle thinks the other way.
Why do you think it should be outlawed? Why should the government have any say in what art you are allowed to view?
The reason child pornography is illegal is that to make it, you need to abuse children.

But what's wrong with drawings that makes them more than simply free speech?
Programming languages you never knew existed
A number of psychological studies have shown that any kind of change in behavior/attention direction - e.g. self-helpy type things - will promote change for the better... for a little while.

The self-attention that all those processes require, the mindfulness, is key. Most of them can work because all of them require attention.

It just doesn't last without dedication is all.
Google tests scripting feature for online apps
Direct link from Google: http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2009/05/old-tool-new-tr...
Time Warner to spin off AOL, ending ill-fated deal
"Great job, Joel."

Joel does 0.1% of the work on StackOverflow and ServerFault. Give Jeff some credit.
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It appears to be fixed. Now shows

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"no article results."

1-10 of no results? Hmm.
Right now Apple has the developers, that is a good predictor of success. Not saying Apple won't mess that up badly (speaking from desktop slip-ups). Android is going about it the right way, developers. Mobile of old was not good with giving developers access. Palm was part of that old problem. Handspring was actually one of the first I remember that had a good app culture.

Anyways, unless Pre attracts developers it is just a phone. The iPhone is almost another new gaming market and that is just one facet of the developer attractor.