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If you think they're all great links then submit them all to HN individually (although I recognise one as having been posted already).

They're unrelated to each other, and your blog post does not add anything to them.
That seems clean. (I have no experience in legal matters, but the suggestion sounds elegant and simple. Though you might have to look out for taxes, when you do business as two separate entities.)
Yes this is vaguely what I was thinking too (I have taken this LLP before).

From the other comments (bar one) it seems to be an ok approach so that makes me more confident :)
You know, I don't have an Iphone. I have an HTC that does ABSOLUTELY everything the IPHONE does for less.

I pay $45 a month, which includes unlimited data, sms, and calls. I get tethering for free as well! Its not the Tethering your paying for. Its the Name brand.
I have to agree with you, Thomas. While IP law in the United States is clearly full of problems, we cannot ignore the simple numbers: millions of childrens' lives are worsened every year, through no fault of their own, just because of where, or to whom, they were born.

Healthcare? Quality education? Who gives a fuck- I want my free mp3s!

There's a reason the American dream isn't called the American reality: widespread socioeconomic injustice is alive and well in the United States of America.
Certainly there are carpenters out there who like to read (I'm a librarian and connect people with materials on their hobbies often), but perhaps gardening is a better example. Much more suited to study about planting, pest control, etc. I am certainly a gardener who reads extensively on the subject.

My observation is more directed at the fact that, as a group, "learning" seems to involve math, science and, to a lesser extent, philosophy, economics or psychology. It does not involve "trades" or "crafts". But perhaps it is as you say and those topics just are not interesting to read about.
Have Reddit removed the setting to turn off the toolbar? I haven't checked. In any case you just click the "X" in the upper right corner and the toolbar goes away.
Help fix it: join EFF: http://www.eff.org/
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Thanks. In terms of trust, well, I trust him enough to go ahead (certainly I know he wont deliberately screw me) but perhaps would like to have some form of legal entity or fallback in case things go sour.

I dont forsee it at all but it's not a partnership that I would happily walk into w/o any agreement - if that makes sense (there are some friends I would do so with).

Thanks for the advice.
Online activists shouldn't be boasting about their DDOS attacks on Iran
my searchyc foo is poor. I found some useful stuff (and much of it is common sense anyway) but I was really looking for experience in remote consultancy etc. :)
Ask HN: good math books
Dear HN, I need some insight from you.

While I have very solid foundation when it comes to algorithms, unfortunately my math skills are kind of rusty and lacking.
I have big holes in my math education, partly because of bad luck with teachers in high-school/college. And the math I learned, I'm starting to forget because of lack of practice.

My domains of interest are data-mining, NLP and AI. These are domains where knowledge of mathematics is required to understand the underlying phenomenons. I mean, I got to some level of knowledge, but it is based on experimentation, empiric conclusions and cargo-culting.

Going to a local college for lectures is not an option.

I want some recommendations on good math books on:
calculus, discrete math, probabilities, statistics

I'd also like to start from a comfortable level, so I prefer books that at least start with an introduction of the prerequisites.
50/50 splits always make me nervous.

When the site goes down at 2am, who gets called?

Once the design is finished, will he be doing anything?

Does this deal apply equally to clients that don't need design work?

Does this deal apply to clients he doesn't refer?

Does he get 50% of the deal or 50% of the company?

Regardless, a 50% "finder's fee" is ridiculously high..
Can you plot startup founder BMI against startup outcome?
Penniless? He worked at Morgan Stanley. And then quit for an even higher paying job.
23andMe has the potential to change the way people look at medicine, physical care, and life in general. If I had as much cash in the bank as Google I would being the same with more capital. Even if this company flounders the work they are doing has the potential to be big,
Clocking Windows netbook performance
>Add this to all the other issues you've mentioned, and it adds up to games being a lot like hopping on the bus for Hollywood. You're probably not going to be a star, and the industry will still have a hundred more just like you to chew up tomorrow.

I totally agree with you, but as a musician, i would go even further and say, when you're a succesfull musician or actor, you can make big bucks pretty easily. AFAIK, this is just not true about game developpers, who even if they are successfull, will probably earn just as much or a bit more than a regular programmer.

We talk a lot with my friends here about artist's condition, and how it's hard for a musician to make a living. However, the situation has greatly evolved, and being an indie game developper today is more like being a musician in the fifties, where musicians were really truly exploited by record companies and where releasing a hit album could be paid almost nothing.

I really hope the situation evolves, tho. The emergence of more conscient game portals would be a first step IMHO
Hi this interests me - LLP seemed a good approach but your comments make sense. Mind if I ask some more.

Are you suggesting sole proprieterships and then have a contract between myself an him. My main issue is I want some way to tie us together (actually mostly so I have "deadlines" I have to meet) and to make sure the 50/50 agreement is protected somewhat. Im certain he wont screw me (I've known him for 3 years - he's a bit pompous and a sometimes difficult to work with but definitely not someone to take advantage at all) but I wouldnt walk in with no guarantee. :)

Thanks for thoughts on the rates - I had some nagging doubts on that side of things. The £25/hr is more from fixed prices we figured we would have for the first few jobs (which are specced out) and their budget is fairly low. But your right about underselling in the future - is it better to bill hourly (and give an initial hours estimate) or agree a fixed cost in advance do you think (Im thinking former)?

Thanks for the great feedback :)
I think the distinction is 'quickly'.

In your example, you're clearly still showing respect for the other person's time. In the article's example, he's clearly talking about the tarts who have prolonged trivial conversations that do -not- respect the other person's time.

Like most everything in life: there are right and wrong ways to do it.
My eyes started tearing up. Hopefully they get what they want!!! A Free Iran.
Knuth's "Concrete Mathematics" is a lot of fun.

Also, there are a lot of good courses at OCW over at MIT. http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/courses/courses/index.htm#Math...
I am afraid you are making a false analogy. IN your comparison you are being hired to blatantly violate both the law and normal morality. In your analogy, you had a duty to not only back out of the contract but to call law enforcement.

The lawyers in this case where asked to act within legal and ethical boundaries and within those boundaries they had a duty to act in their clients interest. The final results where unjust, but their actions where fully in upholding their duty.

The results where wrong, but the fault lies elsewhere. In looking for the fault, I would start by looking at the clients (namely the RIAA) that insisted on pursuing this and at the law itself which permits statutory damages so grossly out of proportion to real damages.

In fact, there has been some contention that such high statutory damages may be unconstitutional and I would not at all be surprised if Mr. Camara pursued that avenue.
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Wicked questions: as this is in the intial stage that's the sort of thing Im looking for to ask.

The idea is 50/50 on any money regardless (after costs - i.e. my travel costs) - I guess that is very vague and your right... I do need to nail that down into an agreement.

He does have some technical knowledge so will be working on HTML aspects (but has no real knowledge of backend programming meaning Im needed for that). The work will be fair - I've already spoken about that. Yes he might be doing a bit less but (as I mention below) I cant find the clients. He is also in the same city as said clients so he would be the one meeting in person for the most part.

50/50 for the finders fee is quite high but I dont think it's fair to call it that as I couldnt get the contracts w/o him onboard and I wouldnt have the time to make the contacts

This is pretty much his gig - he could probably contract me the work for a lot less but Im not so happy with such an arrangement. 50/50 sounds like an OK deal to me. We have agreed a hrly limit for my work....

In terms of "after completion" work - this is something we agreed to discuss. I think our initial idea was some form of optional agreement with the client to charge a fixed rate for maintenance and whoever does the work gets the money.

What would you consider a fair split?
I was impressed with their interactive graphic of the Buffalo plane crash[1]. I'm pleased to hear that such graphics are common.

[1] http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/02/13/nyregion/Buffa...
We've already established that they're trolling. The real question is whether they've set out to increase their page rank through those means, on purpose. They are a business, after all.
Agreed. Handle it on each project individually. Some will be more code-heavy than others. You need to plan out each project to budget it anyway, so you should be able to see how much work falls to you and how much to the other parties involved.
> Since the music is DRMed, if you ever stop paying, you lose all your music.

So? That's what Spotify does, and I have absolutely no problem with that.

> It’s just a joke, but it makes a good point. How much is one song worth to you? How much is it worth to the author? How much is it worth to the recording industry?

I don't see this relates at all about the howler ("point") regarding infinity dollars. In any case this is a confused mess passing for deep thought. How much is a song worth to you? However much you're willing to pay for it, I would have thought. How much is it worth to the author? However much he sold the rights to his music to the record industry for. How much is it worth to the music industry? Well, it's worth precisely the price they set for an album!

> ultimately you can always claim that a song never fully loses its value and it can therefore be set to an arbitrary, insanely high amount of money.

Another non-sequitor. My well-kept 1980s casio watch will never fully "lose its value". Would you like to buy it for USD 100,000.00, sir? And anyways, the claim can't be set "arbitrarily" high -- the law sets a limit of between USD 300 and USD 150,000 per song.

It is impossible to know the financial damage wrought by making a song available on a P2P network. However, it worth stating two points:

1. It is the jury that sets the amount of damages per song, not the plaintiffs. This should have been obvious to anyone who had actually read the court case, as the author claims to have done.
2. While it is impossible to determine a precise value for the damages, you can make a reasonable, conservative estimate based on the expected number of times a song has been downloaded once made available on P2P, what the expected price of said download would be if it were effected through legal channels, etc. It's not going to be perfect, but this is far from being "arbitrary".

Finally, the title of the article just reeks of demagoguery. Ever download a copyrighted song? You owe infinity dollars? Does the author take us for complete idiots?

I frankly don't understand why there's this rush to defend a woman who repeatedly lied about her activities. She could have settled for a reasonable sum. She instead had the chutzpah to claim that she never even knew about KaZaA despite having written a paper about Napster (her conclusion: it was legal). She lied about the hard drive she handed in for depositions. She, simply put, doesn't have a foot to stand on. Defending her just makes the anti-copyright movement look like a bunch of loonies.
I disagree completely, unfortunately from experience.

The need for lawyers has nothing to do with how much you trust the person-- the key factor is the amount of money, and your willingness to walk away from it.

If the sum of money involved (now, or in the future) is large enough that you don't want to be able to get screwed out of it, lawyer up.

The people you trust today might just turn out to be untrustworthy somewhere down the line-- you never know.
I guess you might be lucky, but did you check your contract terms? Even if it's possible to tether with your phone, it's often not allowed.

In the Netherlands for instance all contracts specify you're not allowed to tether your phone, even if the phone allows it. Basically the only way to (legally) tether is to get an iPhone and pay for the tethering cost (which is unannounced so far).

There is a single carrier (KPN) that allows tethering for its prepaid customers, but it's limited to 200MB/month, 128kbit down, and costs you €9,99 / month. Not a very good deal.
Austria - There are startups in them there mountains
Having read the all the suggestions, this is the one I'd recommend. Partnerships are more bother than they are worth. There are a lot of IF's:
If he brings in the business. If he does a "good" design. If he manages the client and responds to his calls. If he pays you on time. If he brings in clients that pay at the top end of the scale. Then he might be worth 50%.

My impression is that your friend is trying to profit from your hard work. I don't see the amount of time as being 50/50. So you need to factor in whether his contribution is worth the 50%. In my experience you'd pay 5% for an introduction. 15% - 25% for the invoicing, collecting, account management. So really depends whether the design work is worth 35% or more.

Another arrangement is that you get back to him and say, that if he makes the introduction, you take on the client and pay him a commission of 15% and bill the design work to the client and keep 15% for admin costs.

A partnership or company is the last thing that I would suggest. Too many things can go wrong over time. Believe me, it took me 4 failed companies before I realised that it's impossible to reconcile expectations, especially when people have jobs, social life and other ever-changing issues in their lives.

Good Luck!
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Yeah, but the ticket had a destination, right? And you bought the ticket in advance, right? And you knew when to show up at the airport, right? You had your passport with, and had enough cash to cover your stay, and a return trip, right?

You did a lot more planning than you seem to think.
Giving your disaster preparedness exercise a cool name
I'm slowly reading Language and Thought of the Child. The "slowly" part is my fault, not Piaget's; I think it's excellent and understandable, even if it's a bit verbose.
Calculus by Tom Apostol
Sorry, it is indeed you who is confused.

My point is that the law treats all individuals equally. Your link was interesting, but nowhere therein did I see any mention of this basic tenet changing when we move from a criminal to a civil case. Justice is portrayed as a blind person for a reason; and it doesn't matter an iota if you're talking about civil or criminal law.

And, in any case, the comment I was replying to used the example of car theft, which manifestly would involve a criminal case. My analogy is perfectly valid; it is you who ought be emabarrassed!
> Furthermore, plans(unless specifically designated for tethering usage) cannot be used for any applications that tether the device (through use of, including without limitation, connection kits, other phone/PDA-to computer accessories, BLUETOOTH® or any other wireless technology) to Personal Computers (including without limitation, laptops), or other equipment for any purpose

That's not explicit?
I make a principle of exposing careless arguments even when they support a good cause. I hate the RIAA as much as the next guy, but Penny Arcade's "infinity dollars" line didn't attack the outrageous fines of the RIAA, it (unfairly) attacked Microsoft's price point which is actually very affordable. Then the linked article took that already faulty argument and made a faulty logical connection on top. Think about it: even if Penny Arcade had been right, what does Microsoft's pricing model have to do with the article at all? Unless you subscribe to the view that all bad things in this world are intimately connected: "Microsoft, DRM, RIAA, boo".
I rate Enderton's A Mathematical Introduction to Logic.

http://www.math.ucla.edu/~hbe/amil/index.html
I've been looking for a new plan. What phone/carrier do you have?
You can probably skip Volume I.
Although I have lived in the US, and love it for many reasons, I have to say that this stuff is "Only in America"..Here is my rant on this..

US is all about the money, screwing up someone, suing someone and going to court. It is one big capitalistic system that hurts only the people worldwide. Everything is messed up, starting from IRS, government, army and politics, education, food, patents, and especially things like this - "copyright". Yes, my life goal is to make someone rich. How about some honor and doing something for the society without "profits first"?

I almost puked when I saw that John La Grou smart power outlet - we will save lives etc...and we filed many patents. Save lives? Give the technology as free, and build other means around it for sustaining own costs.

Should have Tesla patented his inventions with the US approach, most of the world would have been in the dark ages, where computer is not possible, Internet doesn't exist and healthcare is power-less. Should he have dictated the progress of the world? No. The world as we know it, is made from minds that think of social progress, not this invented thing called money. US dishonored Tesla, (most even think Tesla is a car now!!), and named a nice little corner in NYC, instead of teaching real values in schools.

Laws do support growth of startups indeed, but that is the side-effect which truly should be taken as an example. Everything else, plain wrong.

I do not think reproducing material or sharing is something that is wrong. People in the US just wrote that it is, while in nature of the Internet it is not. Let me guess, downloading youtube video is also illegal? Than sue my browser's cache.

I really feel sick when reading stuff like this, for goodness sake, this is not the first time nor the last, meaning something there is broken, so change it.

I am boycotting buying CDs from those retards calling themselves artists. They are all about the money, not art. Real artists do things for the love of it, not the money. And when I see that, I feel great donating my money directly to them to hear more of that.

Disclaimer: I am some nationality as Tesla, but that is no reason why I mention him. He is the most important scientist of all times.
I'm imagining the founder equivalent of speed dating where founders pair off to do hacks and then evaluate who they would hack with in the future.
They're using her to send a message to people who can pay, the message being something like "if you steal our stuff, we'll make things very expensive for you".

The "excessive" penalty and the resulting publicity helps get that message out.

I'm not arguing that it's good to do that, but that is the idea. (Yes, whether it is good and whether it is effective are different questions that may have different answers.)
What about a SOCKS proxy?
Apostol's text is less a Calculus text and more an introduction to real analysis. I would not recommend it to someone seeking a refresher on practical methods.
A few suggestions (if only we all had more time):

Do ProjectEuler.net, as it provides a great mesh between algorithm design and mathematics; it might be within your expertise already, however. Look in to getting a good discrete math book or two. My circumstances led me to not use my discrete math book very much for class, so I won't give you a recommendation that I do not have.

Go through Scholarpedia. They are doing cool work over there.

Get some text(s) on statistical inference, especially Bayesian learning. If you have access to a good library system (say, state-wide library loan), you ought to have no problem getting most textbooks.

Seeing as how you're into NLP and AI, look at concurrency and what, say, Google is doing with MapReduce and PageRank (they publish reasonably-understandable papers). In general, push yourself to read peer-reviewed journal articles on the topics of your interest.

Peruse some of the organizations that do research into the philosophical and human issues surrounding AI and technology. For example, there's Less Wrong at lesswrong.com. They can come off as quite hubristic, but if you drill through the latent groupthink and individual over-assertiveness, you'll find a gigantic wealth of information on both what rationality is, and how to apply it to your life.

Additionally, check out (I've mentioned these before, so I'll quote myself verbatim):

"Problems On Algorithms" (Parberry, Gasarch): A slim volume containing ~700 exercises on proving various properties of algorithms. And it teaches you most of what is needed. Download it from: http://www.eng.unt.edu/ian/books/free/

"Elements of the Theory of Computation" (Papadimitriou): Classic text. Sure you've heard of Turing machines before, but what do you know about mu-recursive functions? It's very beautiful and if you have a person with whom to read the book and do the exercises, you will gain immensely. It will help unify, in your mind, many of the myriad articles you've probably read on Wikipedia about formal languages and complexity theory.
(Given that you are also interested in NLP) "Foundations of Statistical Natural Language Processing" is a good bet.
I'm trying to do a similar thing. I've purchased "The Princeton Companion to Mathematics" (http://press.princeton.edu/titles/8350.html).

I've not read a huge amount so far, but what I've read so far has been well-written and understandable.
I am glad when things like this occur. Ridiculous verdicts like this actually harm the record industry, and shake people's faith in the court system being fair and equitable.

The RIAA couldn't have found a better way to discredit themselves in the eyes of the public, except perhaps by condoning child rape or re-uniting the Backstreet Boys.
The Princeton Companion to Mathematics.
OK, I'm stumped, why is this?

echo "<?php if (0 == 'test') echo 'true???'; ?>" | php # => "true???"
That's not SEO (Search Engine Optimization). That's SEM (Search Engine Marketing) aka link-building/trolling/link-baiting/viral marketing... whatever you want to call it, it's about putting compelling content on your site that gets passed along on its own merits attracting links.

SEO is done on-site and is a process of organizing your information architecture so it is search-engine-friendly, and then creating content that is relevant to your target market. That way you can get indexed for the terms you want, so that you appear on SERPs (Search Engine Results Page) exposing you to your target market at their time of need.

Once that's done, SEM begins which is about attracting off site links that get you ranked high on those SERPs so you get traffic. (There's another side of SEM that's about PPC.)

SEO and SEM go hand-in-hand, but they are still two different things. (Not being snarky, just pointing something out. I'm an online marketer and client education is the biggest challenge of my field.)