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Sorry, we need the cheap energy, and it can't be coal. The US oil crisis is 40 years old. I think every US President since Nixon has talked about energy independence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_oil_crisis

I guess we're getting there but I was hoping for a much better solution.
If you like the concept of letting go. Jamie Smart goes deeper about explaining the concept in his book, Clarity.
Thus society finally finds out whether the phrase "It's not rocket science" actually has any merit.
Like other resource misallocations, this would be a non-issue if water were priced at market rates.
I just downloaded and installed in a virtualbox VM. It feels ridiculously snappy compared to windows. Runs Firefox with the odd crash. Impressive to see how far it has come but there is still some way to go.
Hitting a comet
Go for the children. Go for the schools. Go for APPs and market NASA to kids that way. Engage schools by soliciting where to point a camera, where to send a rover. By allowing hundreds if not thousands of kids to vote/choose maybe they can interest them enough to get adults to wonder why Congress does not act.

in other words, they need a strong marketing division that can take the droll numbers of science and present it to schools and online that anyone can understand.

The get attached to some cereal boxes, cookies, and lunch boxes.
Don't worry, natural selection will happen to them. Most coins of close to zero value will reach the bottom faster than they expect.
I believe the most likely thing to happen is Amazon undercutting others. 300$ for an Amazon console makes no sense.
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Interestingly enough, these initiatives are all private
This isn't much different then many other things governments do, like the war on drugs for example.
The business risk of trusting a startup with a year or 2 operational record and a big company is pretty much the same. We have seen many big companies offerings ceases to exist in few months or sometimes even weeks.
I would say no. In common usage an elite includes only a very small group but saying "please no beginner questions" _excludes_ a small group. Well, maybe a fairly large group but you get the idea.
Specialist - by design.

There are a great many alternatives that are more general if that is what you seek but you should not confuse a particular focus with elitism.
I could see SolarCoin working if there was some kind of specialized hardware that monitored the amount of electricity flow, but I can't think of a way to verify that it is hooked up to a solar panel versus plugged into a wall.
Looks useful. You might want to have a friend copy-edit your page. There are quite a few grammar errors on here. "Your Feed allow" -> "Your Feed allows". "when your team need them" -> "when your team needs them"
The Bitcoin Death Star: KnC Miner Building 10 Megawatt Data Center in Sweden
http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2014/02/06/bitcoin-miners-building-10-megawatt-data-center-sweden/
Why I Gave Up My Front-Row Seat in Silicon Valley
"But they built the last mile so they should be able to do whatever they want with it..." /sarcasm

You know that comment is coming to this discussion at some point.

Wish there was a good answer to this. Making internet connectivity a 'utility' has its downsides and upsides. It really is becoming a pressing issue though (and not just because of netflix being slowed).
The money laundering hypothesis appears a lot, however I'm not sure I buy it -- the complexity and cost of getting many people involved, with many accounts and payment methods (themselves all tracked), all to then pay 30% to Apple on top, seems like a very convoluted and inefficient method. Worse, the goal of money laundering is to do it as subtly and legitimate-looking as possible, and putting garbage apps at ridiculous prices doesn't seem to meet that requirement.

It seems more likely that someone was trying to game the charts: Some categories need surprisingly little revenue to top, and each of these apps started at ridiculous prices, dropping to the normal $0.99 a month later. Some very naive person may have thought "investing" in buying only a few copies of their app (getting back 70% of it, or even more if they bought discounted iTunes cards) would get them enough exposure that it would pay back (whether through future purchases of the app, or as some sort of backstop to demonstrate their excellence as an iOS developer, etc). This is, it's worth noting, exactly how many books get on best seller charts, particularly in the smaller-market, easily manipulated categories. ^1

Just as a point of reference, I implemented anti-money laundering systems for a banking conglomerate, so I have been deeply involved in analyzing money laundering schemes.

I should add that I would love to make money for "nothing". To make the next Flappy Bird. Don't we all? To be very negative about that has the unpleasant stench of jealousy.

^1 - http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB1000142412788732386430...
Why? A new blockchain is no real threat to any existing and established altcoin such as BTC or LTC. On the other hand, it's possible that someone will come up with either a technical improvement over the established altcoins, or die trying.

Now, what would be really helpful is a wallet app that lets you have all different types of coins in one place. That way you wouldn't have to run 17 different clients for 17 different coins. It would also help you lose all your altcoins in one place.
You might need to read this though (I sure did, still don't really get it)

https://counterparty.co/about/
So thing is this, you're using proof of burn and/or some derivative of proof of stake or whatever.

Thing is what proof of * you use don't matter. You're not in control of the chain, and anybody can just spam the bitcoin blockchain with fraudulent transactions (double spends, etc.)

And the only way for anybody want to accept any of those assets, would be to calculate the probability of having a real asset in hand from the entire blockchain history that this amount derives off of.

So, very sorry to say that, but, this'll crash&burn. That's just how it is if you forgoe the iron guarantees of proof of work.
I think that the following comment I wrote on an analogous story a while ago helps to frame this in a better context:

""" I have been obsessed with the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs since childhood and I've read the first hand accounts of astronauts, flight directors, engineers, administrators, and journalists covering the programs. What has consistently struck me is that although the programs were marketed - if you may - along the lines of their exciting thrust into the unknown, the programs were executed based upon a cold rational calculus that extended sabre rattling and the grounds of engagement beyond the surface of our planet.

Yes, for me it might be one of the greatest achievements of humanity, but for the people paying for the show all of that work was for one thing and one thing only; to claim the high ground swiftly and decisively before the enemy. For anyone with the ability to put a capsule into orbit and to retrieve it, also possessed the ability to spy on the other party, safely launch and drop a nuclear warhead into the other party's major cities, and one-up the enemy in a show of technical prowess and strength - something that would persuade those on the fence to pick the right side if it were. That's what these programs were sadly all about and that's why they were ended once the high ground was decisively seized.

The reason why there isn't an Apollo-esque or Manhattan-esque thrust towards landing on Mars is because there is no substantial tactical, economic, or political advantage to be gained from the act. Sure in the long term there will be amazing pay-offs if we open up the solar system and expand outwards, but right now in the minds of the people who are actually cutting the cheques that pay-off is too distant, too abstract, too foolhardy, and too unsettling to justify any kind of support.

Now some people choose to rue the cause behind our current Earth-bound civilization, but I think this is actually a good thing. It ensures that when we do manage to find a way to reach out to the stars we will do it for the right reasons and our exploration will continue from one frontier to another because of that fact. """

Source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6653483
Linux is so used in education. It isn't used as widely as it ought to be, but it is most certainly used, and its share is growing. I am a CC instructor in a vocational program, and each year our students install both Linux and Windows on our lab PC's. They will use this PC throughout the year to complete their coursework and are responsible for maintaining it. Graduates of our program will have installed both operating systems at least twice, often many more times. I think it is important to promote general computing skills even though that is not my department's core discipline.

I don't think it is wrong for a college to have a Microsoft site license, but I do think it is wrong for a public college to require a specific vendor's products where equivalents exist. I also think it is wrong for a public college to force students' exclusive use of a single vendor's products. Computers are mere tools and it isn't the job of a public institution to choose winners.
Thanks, that's a nice high level overview. Are there any good sites for reading a little more in depth about how to go about each of these steps?
It's a matter of bandwidth. If a single malicious actor can clog the the IRC server's uplink on the internet facing side of their firewall yes, otherwise no.
I see no problem if the guys has referrals on his website. Last time I checked webhosting was not exactly free. But you are free to not click on his Amazon links.
Images didn't seem to load in the produced screenshot, though they did load in the preview where I marked the area. Unfortunately I could not snapbugz http://www.snapbugz.com/result/minichan.org/a5a77fcb-f86a-4a... as instead it took me to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqxLmLUT-qc
That would be nice but I think cowboys talk way less than entrepreneurs and try to direct attention away from themselves so I would say, no, cowboys would make terrible founders.
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Maybe you can start with the HN Guidelines: http://ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
That would be great but can I only mine if the solar panels are working? That would not work out here in Michigan, atleast during this winter.
IMHO hackernews is for the thought leaders of the world who are objectively smarter and more visionary than the rest (this is not a value judgment, and I mean "objectively" literally), while operating machinery in a capitalist system that hugely leverages their power so that they are, or can be, like philanthropist robinhood-tycoons, who do not need to exploit anyone or anything, but can create value out of thin air. (As, indeed, they do, starting by using their own labor to produce value far, far in excess of the market price of that labor.) That's how I see startups, at least.

You might have a different opinion of course. If you don't want to be powerful, don't found a startup, or read a site dedicated to this. If you do, then get a conscience while you do it.

On the other hand, there is a bit of a dearth of actual startup news these days.
Almost.
The difference is that they use software to match skills from CVs and resumes which isn't all that accurate.
My project asks you to do it yourself: Who knows your skills better than you?
I added my own skills and it took around 1 minute.
:)
The real irony of the article isn't the truth of what it says, but what it doesn't say -- no politician wants to vote for a change in NASA's status. Killing NASA lurks just below killing Social Security in the politically untouchable sweepstakes.

This may all seem trivial ten or twenty years from now, when private enterprise has taken over 90% of what NASA does -- a process that's already begun.
correct, which is far from ideal (essentially we're trapped by our CRAM-MD5 support)

we've thought long and hard about this too, and don't consider it to be a large threat, as the only two people with access to the box[1] could silently replace the AUTH code and log all the passwords anyway, rendering any secured password store irrelevant.

[1]: it's not even known outside the core where the box lives, and it's also essentially completely isolated from the internet at large.
Yes, It would totally be a non issue if poor people just got outbid for the essentials of life and just died.
Most people who live in Germany in cities don't have houses, only flats.
How would you ever charge an electric car there?
Driving to one of the superchargers each time would be pretty annoying and probably kill the battery.
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the hopes of functional programming is that...it will be easier to exploit a lot of concurrency

Is this not exactly what is happening today?

Because computing is now supposed to cure all the ills of the world and more... The current boom in computing is an immediate reflection of absolutely unrealistic hopes.

Are we not repeating history exactly? E.g. medicine-quackery, chemistry-alchemy, astronomy-astrology

Regarding AI: Can you research something that is not science? I feel that the effort to use machines to try to mimic human reasoning is both foolish and dangerous.

Amen
Take a look here: http://www.cigital.com/papers/download/developer_gambling.ph...

They found a flaw in a REAL poker site because they were using a pseudo random number generator (and a stupid algorithm) and were able to know the order of the cards being used in the game!

>The RST exploit itself requires five cards from the deck to be known. Based on the five known cards, our program searches through the few hundred thousand possible shuffles and deduces which one is a perfect match. In the case of Texas Hold'em poker, this means our program takes as input the two cards that the cheating player is dealt, plus the first three community cards that are dealt face up (the flop). These five cards are known after the first of four rounds of betting and are enough for us to determine (in real time, during play) the exact shuffle. Figure 5 shows the GUI we slapped on our exploit. The "Site Parameters" box in the upper left is used to synchronize the clocks. The "Game Parameters" box in the upper right is used to enter the five cards and initiate the search. Figure 5 is a screen shot taken after all cards have been determined by our program. We know who holds what cards, what the rest of the flop looks, and who is going to win in advance.
This looks awesome! I'm at work right now but I'm definitely gonna play around with this when I get home. I wonder what else is out there that combines hacking and Magic: The Gathering. It's an interesting topic, there's for example the MTG turing machine [0]

[0]: http://www.toothycat.net/~hologram/Turing/HowItWorks.html
Depends on your scale. Another commenter on this thread was in the +$75/day range from this issue.

I don't worry about cultivating a connection between engineering and business needs.
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I'm a faculty member at Arizona State University and teach an entrepreneurship course. I don't believe you can teach someone to be an entrepreneur. Business, management and leadership skills are teachable (all of which certainly contribute to the success of a startup).

I believe being an entrepreneur is a combination of certain personality traits and temperaments. It's a maker's passion and drive that defines an entrepreneur.

So why do I teach entrepreneurship? Simply to show 40 young adults a worldview which most have not yet been exposed, with the hope that those innate entrepreneurs will choose this different path in life, a path which most parents, professors and friends discredit. I would be fulfilled if just one of my students took the entrepreneurship route and made a large impact on the world over the typical route of accepting a corporate job.
Somewhat related - I highly recommend checking out the books Coders at Work and Founders at Work.
Can someone "explain like I'm 5" what some of the use cases are for this service? I've been following bitcoin and distributed services for a while and I'm still confused (or lazy).

The website copy is extremely abstract and non-specific. It's in need of a copywriter.
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what are you, a cartoon character?
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> Its difficult and inefficient to just google every term/acronym I don't know.

Hackers love acronyms, I don't mind them unless there is ambiguity (I haven't yet come across any).

A couple of years back I was in the same situation as yourself, when I bagged my first laptop. The only advice I can give you regarding getting to grips with computers is to focus on one subject at a time (which is easier said than done, especially if you get lost in the myriad of wikipedia articles).

A few weeks ago I lost my desktop (I run ubuntu), and could only access the system through terminal. Luckily I knew enough about using the command line to find a solution (I think I typed in sudo apt-get ubuntu-desktop). Sooner or later knowledge of little use becomes vital.
I know. But it would be enough to increase the font-size and change the width of the tables.
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But SolarCoint is not a bitcoin -- it is just a cryptocurrency.
Non-plaintext authentication mechanisms are a good start - it's an extra layer of security that you add to your system. Having SSL between your servers is also an extra layer of security. Having client-to-server SSL is, once again, also an extra layer of security. And so on.

We are not asking the Quakenet staff to "fix" multiuser chat encryption - leave that to the protocol developers, researchers and people working on different experimental protocols to try to "fix".

But, I still don't understand how much you refuse to step into reality and face that SSL is nice to have on a modern IRC network - we agree that it's not perfect, but do allow your users to understand the risk and let them take the necessary step to enhance the privacy of their communication.

Right now you are just hindering it where every other network is way ahead of you in this regard...

Your users are not dumb. I, as a user, want to be able to decide whether or not I connect, to a network, over SSL, where I assume that the network is able to interconnect its servers over SSL encrypted links, then I can make the decision if I want to add an extra layer of security by using software like FiSH where I can share secrets with my closets friends using, say, a pre-shared key.

Please, stop assuming that us users are idiots.
So this is what, about $10^11 of GDP out of 10^11 gallons of untreated freshwater? Am I the only one with scope sensitivity, or are people valuing natural water at +∞, or what? Because I'm not even slightly outraged.

edit: The 10^11 gallon water figure is "since 2011", so maybe 30 trillion cubic feet of shale gas since then, eyeballing this chart [0]. That would have been around $100 billion, at the (insanely depressed) price of $3/thousand ft^3 [1].

You could replace (literally) that water at a cost of <1% of the shale gas. Literal as in, that's the energy cost to desalinate ocean water in the Gulf of Mexico and ship it to the center of the continent by freight rail. Going by the least efficient numbers in [2], the desalination cost is <150 billion ft^3; and by the numbers on [3], for 400 million tons of liquid cargo, and a 1,500 mile distance [4], is about the same.

I mean this is completely insane of course, it's just for perspective.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:US_Natural_Gas_Production...

[1] http://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/ng_pri_sum_dcu_nus_a.htm

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desalination

[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_efficiency_in_transport...

[4] https://www.google.com/#q=distance+from+fargo+to+gulf+of+mex...
17? At the last count there's over a thousand of them.
I too enjoy sharing this space with fellow thought leaders Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Larry Page, Mark Zuckerberg, Randy Cohen, Peter Singer, ...
I got annoyed with Go when I learnt how hard it is to sort arbitrary lists. Doing the following in Go is quite a pain:

scores = [{'name': 'Bob', 'score': 20}, {'name': 'Jane', 'score': 15}]
scores.sort(key=lambda x: x['score'])
ND isn't mentioned mainly because we are having flood problems in the east and the Army Corp of Engineers are doing there usual cruddy job.

At some point we need to get the whole desalination plant thing going since California has and is going to have problems with its agriculture and I am a bit more worried about that.
There's this other thing you can get in exchange for generating solar power that's fairly popular and can be used to purchase goods and services. I can't remember it's called, but I think it's fairly popular in places like the USA, Burma, and Tibet.

Oh and you can keep it in a physical wallet, it doesn't require an internet connection, transactions using it are almost untraceable, and it comes in a wide variety of sizes and colors.
Thanks. Ohh man, I'v had 3 different people proof read the page multiple times. Guess you can't have to much copy edit. =)

I'v corrected your suggestions, thanks!
Except no, you can't go and spout numbers about GDP growth ratios without considering the opportunity costs of not having NASA's employees work in other sectors.
We're so far away from that being the problem that it's just absurd and irrational to even bring it up. The problem is a fight between industries and what we may want for the future, the problem is not people dehydrating in the street, Arrakis-style.
The maker's passion and drive can be re-ignited in some extreme circumstances. For example, drop the critter down on a deserted island where their only way off is building a boat. Will the boat get built or will they call for help until they die of thirst?
Shuffle mode for travelling
Office 2003 works now too: http://www.reactos.org/node/771

Some screenshots of ReactOS: http://www.reactos.org/screenshots and http://old.reactos.org/en/screenshots.html
Looks like the page minichan.org does a referer-check for all images to prevent hotlinking.
France really wants to be the next big place in tech startups (like any country really). It's a noble initiative, but speaking as a French citizen who moved to SV roughly 3 years ago (and to the US 5 years ago), I don't believe it has any chance of doing so.

Between the backwards government (cf. the dumb stuff that Fleur Pellerin regularly does/say) and the structures that are impossible to work with (a friend of mine, still in Paris, has been fighting for weeks to just get a ~bank account opened~ for his startup), France will not have its Google or Facebook (a catchphrase often used by the politicians) anytime soon.

It's a shame, because there is real engineering talent in France (you can thank Napoleon for that), and those who don't want to move abroad (typically England/Germany) end up working for shitty consulting/outsourcing companies ("SSII"), or work in small local web dev agencies. There are programmers from my small French university that I would hire over Stanford students any day of the week for a startup. (this is not a jab at Stanford or anything- I've tutored Stanford undergrads, and many of them are brilliant, but surprisingly not crazily moreso than the top students from my small no-name public university.)

People at the top just don't get it, and they come from old school élitiste backgrounds (HEC, Sciences Po Paris, ENA, etc.) that are at the complete opposite of what building an entrepreneur friendly environment would require.