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If you just want to blow something up there's nothing even all that special about "transportation". Planes are special, because they have an unusual characteristic; taking control of a plane gives you an extremely powerful weapon that you can point anywhere and deliver incredible destruction. There aren't very many other things that two or three people can do that will credibly take down a skyscraper.

As it gets harder to deliberately crash a plane and there's ever more drive-by-wire, though, that threat diminishes, and the airport threat diminishes with it. Hypothetically if planes were completely ground-controlled, there would basically be no reason for airport security at all... blowing up planes isn't that intrinsically interesting, really. There'd be a certain amount of inertia to the concept, but that's it. (Yes, I know it used to be done, but post-9/11 I can't help but think that terrorists would view that as a pathetic second-best effort now.)

(Though I'd appreciate some serious security around the ground control station, though. Taking over one plane is one thing... taking over "all the planes in the area" or even "all the planes in the sky" would be something else!)
>If Dean had sat on his couch and ate himself into a 240kg shut-in, it would be legal, no-one would be commenting and objecting to the cost to society.

Except people do object to that cost to society. Indeed, I'd say there's a much large, more organized and effective political movement to end social security and welfare programs for the disabled than there are people who oppose BASE jumping in the national parks.
>If somebody wants to kill air travelers, TSA screening checkpoint line is the most attractive target.

My other favorite example is that in a lot of buildings, including school buildings, the standard fire drill AND bomb evacuation drill has everyone move outside, often into a single area which is far less controlled than the building being evacuated.
Jumpers interfere with scenery and the enjoyment of the same.

Choosing to allow some things while disallowing others is not hypocrisy. It's thoughtful decision-making.
> it's very human and natural for people to deliberately misunderstand things so they can work themselves into a rage over things.

Kind of like what you're doing right now?
Yes, but a lot of them go through the same hoops - Hello World, variables, conditionals, loops, arrays, functions, OK that's it take this pile of building materials and just turn it into a house mmkay.

There are two big problems for would-be programmers: there's a shortage of obvious standards on architecture/program sturcture (not least because it's hard to prove mathematically which structures are optimal), and endlessly proliferating options. For example, betweeen HTML 5, CSS, and JS, it's quite complex to put together a web page these days.

I mean look at this page on the DOM: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document_Ob... there are hundreds of subtopics, and it's not obvious which ones are most important. The Introductory page on the DOM is less-then-inviting to a non-programmer, not least because it presumes code as the optimal medium for production, when most people would rather work through a GUI and have the computer take care of the abstractions.

I wish sometimes that programmers were forced to decompose their latest and greatest algorithms into electronic circuit diagrams or diagrams or something, to remind them that translating functionality between different paradigms is a Hard Problem and that ,amy people do not like all the typing and syntactical overhead of text-based programming.
You can do that today. Just freeze it: https://apps.tsa.dhs.gov/mytsa/cib_results.aspx?search=gel%2...

I learned that from one of the TSA line prep barkers. They were putting such a jolly spin on their spiel and it sounded so ridiculous that I assumed it was a joke. But, both happily and sadly, nope.
Remind me to list my occupation as "Wet T-shirt contest judge" when being booked next time.
Not many considering you really want a GTX 970 minimum to keep framerate high enough - crucial to reduce motion sickness. Those new MSI GTX 970 4Gb nvidia cards look nice. I'd put the $400 down for one if I didn't just buy a coffee machine.

BTW, these graphics cards are the first I've seen which spin down to a stop for normal computing, the fans only kick in for 3d applications, great stuff. PC gaming and graphics is more amazing than ever.
Who is going to run Square in the interim then? Is he going to pull a Elon Musk, 3 days here, and 2 days there?
I had 2 autoplay videos and 1 popup, ibtimes has really gone to shit.
I was only talking to someone about this the other day, and I couldn't remember the name of it!
Yeah, the mods don't seem to understand the difference between context and editorializing.
And Diggnation, Oink, and Tiny were useful to society? Not everything people in tech do has to help society. In fact, despite what startup founders claim, very little of what they do will have any lasting impact. He's doing something he's interested in. Why should it matter if it benefits society?
Very nice. I'd be curious to hear a bit on how this is different than what Meteor provides when using MongoDB. Thanks!
Does a deal actually imply ownership? Where is the ownership in a deal trading service for service?
Exactly. And in addition, the companies that pay to advertise will pay more when their ads have a better chance of reaching potential customers. This leads to fewer ads needed to generate the same revenue, less wasted ad budget by people who sell the products advertised, and less irrelevant stuff cluttering up your browser window.
Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I am against social programs. On the contrary, I'm a supporter of universal health care in the US. This is the sort of thing I was alluding to when I said "created with the 1930's and 1960's in mind." Anyway, these systems, like our other infrastructure, have not been properly maintained (I quickly wrote an article about one example on my blog a while back (which I haven't updated in forever), should be the first article: http://boldboldness.com/) and should be modernized in some manner.

I'm not under the illusion that the Chinese health care system is better than in the US, and I'm aware that my observations were limited to the city. I was actually able to visit a local hospital in Guangzhou while I was there (interestingly, it was the hospital where the first SARS patient was treated), and I was surprised at how old and chaotic it was compared to the extravagance built in the remainder of the city. Very dark, loud, full of people, and run like a bad DMV in the US. Hopefully when China slows down they'll attempt to focus more on the health of their citizens.
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Homer: Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.

Lisa: That's specious reasoning, Dad.

Homer: Thank you, dear.

Lisa: By your logic I could claim that this rock keeps tigers away.

Homer: Oh, how does it work?

Lisa: It doesn't work.

Homer: Uh-huh.

Lisa: It’s just a stupid rock.

Homer: Uh-huh.

Lisa: But I don't see any tigers around, do you?

[Homer thinks of this, then pulls out some money]

Homer: Lisa, I want to buy your rock.
No, I haven't yet, maybe I'll submit it anonymously (who wants the attention this might bring).

I had been told by a friend that one of the guys I went to school with had been arrested and I should go take a look at his mugshot. Sure enough, I found his mugshot, even though his occupation is listed as "Fire Fighter" on the booking sheet. The coder accounted for FIREFIGHTER & FIREMAN, but didn't consider blank spaces...
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Jim Cramer is saying he feels the stock was not well managed and investors/analyst struggled to find the metrics that should be focussed on.
Did everyone forget Jack Dorsey is still the CEO of Square or...?
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I have never received severance from an employer or known personally someone who has (USA). How common of an occurrence is this?
I'm pretty sure Muir would have been a BASE jumper. Ever read that part in The Mountains of California where he climbed 100 feet up and then strapped himself to the top of a Doug fir in a huge storm just to experience the storm's fury in the canopy? He was an adventurer, and didn't view the wilderness solely as a source of tranquility on nice summer evenings.
Communism doesn't advocate that though. People advocating it are not necessarily supporting those deaths or saying they were necessary for communism to have worked there.

On the other hand, saying that some races are more suited to slavery is about as direct as it gets.

Besides, those deaths weren't due to the policies of communism, rather the particular regime. Hell, British colonialism is responsible for a lot of deaths too. Tons were under the East India Trading company (and the governments that it morphed into), which was a capitalist venture and all of its harmful policies were profit-oriented. There are probably other examples, I don't know.

(I don't exactly support communist ideals, but I don't really think it's something that deserves to be taboo'd.)
I'm sure he's getting a nice golden parachute in Twitter stock.
The current sentiment seems to be "twitter isn't fun anymore".

I think Jack taking over for now can only be a good thing.
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Only instead of being 500 miles apart, Twitter and Square are closer to 500 feet apart.

Maybe Jack located them close together for a reason.
Unless the new CEO had a ongoing positive relationship with the former CEO and company, it appears to be really hard to keep things working and have a long-term vision.

From Wikipedia:

>Although his 2010 takeover as CEO was supposed to be temporary, while CEO Evan Williams was on paternity leave, it eventually became a permanent position
There are two proposals.

You seem to refer to the Google doc proposal that was linked to in the first message of the mailing list thread several months ago.

The link on hackernews points to an answer by Google that was written just a few hours ago that instead "propose" the following:

> If there is a source directory d/vendor, then, when compiling a source file within the subtree rooted at d, import "p" is interpreted as import "d/vendor/p" if that exists.
Ok. I'll toot my own horn.

In ~1983 I wrote the first iteration of Sensible Solutions for O'Hanlon Computer Systems using MASM. Of course, it had to run in less than 64k. Basically, it was a VM that would run pseudo code. And, the compiler was written in ASM also.

In 1985 I wrote TAS, again using MASM. Again, a VM. The language it compiled (in both cases) was written to create business accounting applications, which I also wrote. Originally I called them Level 1, 2 and 3 where Level 2 was basic bookkeeping and Level 3 was a full blown Accounting package including invoicing, purchasing, etc.

Unfortunately, this was during the time of dBase and I got clobbered in Infoworld for not being like dBase. So, I wrote a compiler for dBase and called it dBFast. Sold a lot of copies through Egghead and others.

In all three of these we made a ton of money and, even more, created a whole group of people who became "pseudo programmers." I say pseudo because they could program in TAS, not necessarily in anything else.

I was very proud of what I did and hope there is one more language in me to make programming on the web significantly easier than it is now.

If you've never programmed in assembler I recommend it to anyone. Just try something simple. Until you do, you won't appreciate what we have today. Especially if you're running on CP/M or early DOS!
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Just launched and signed on the first two customers (and a few early birds still running free) on http://timeblock.com

It is a new working methodology that helps Makers beat procrastination, get more time in flow and have time for creating quality code while helping their Managers get a better overview and more sleep.

We are shooting for public launch after the summer holidays, currently the methodology is freely available if you sign up to our launch list. It's a three day email course.
Yes it is a problem. Morpheus, Vive and CV1 provide a larger eyebox so you can wear eyeglasses. GearVR has diopter adjustments (something like -4 I think).
I believe the permissions example with Lisa in the tutorial has it's logic backwards -- or am I missing something?

http://deepstream.io/tutorials/permissioning.html
Well, the no CS background and shady Haskell tutorials parts were correct; My highest formal education is high school. ;) But this was done on my free time, and I don't really identify myself as a rockstar developer. Sounds pretty arrogant to me.
Somehow, I think "culture fit" is more like an euphemism.
It needs a camera on the front so you can have a PIP view and avoid having to take the goggles off to see something in the outside world.
Here's a direct link to what I see. http://static.nautil.us/6380_2f635a9fe4a4d8d1ec9e3a111cc02f4...

Maybe they updated the image afterward? If so, I like how they sent the correction to the art department and not to a copy editor to fix a few characters.

Edit: dalke explains elsewhere in this thread.
See Boston marathon.

I don't consider it a particularly sophisticated attack, but it was undeniably effective both at injuring people and at spreading FUD.

Aircraft are an attractive target if you can cause the aircraft to crash, but most terrorist attacks on aircraft don't have that result.
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> Take Square for example, it had a huge head start, but no business other than small coffee shops and food trucks can use it.

What makes you say that?
The author is Curtis Yarvin (https://vimeo.com/75312418).

You can search also for "Moldbug". He has an old blog.

He is also a very controversial guy with libertarian ideas.

His project is very neat with distributed processes called "ships" or "submarines" with rights based on reputation.

It's a little bit like Erlang processes but with an anti-spam security model.
It knows and mocks accordingly.
Where is that value coming from? Are they even profitable? Stock value means jack shit.
> The best way to avoid falling into the culture fit trap is to have an honest look at why someone doesn't match your expectations. Did they not match implicit or explicit expectations? If they're implicit, are they really a part of your company culture? If they are, why are they not explicit?

The reason many startups don't explicitly state their expectations around "culture fit" is that reasonable, ethical people would find them to be unacceptable. In some cases, these expectations are associated with criteria that companies are not legally permitted to use in making hiring decisions.
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I was talking about the danger of predicting success of some technology based on personal bias, not about similarity between a VR headset and a mobile phone.

Duh.
Because the entire VR experience is a summation of its immersive elements. Immersion in one domain (control, sound, display) can make up for immersive shortcomings in another domain.
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anecdote:
I graduated in 2008 from HS. When I graduated from there the most advanced computer class offered was essentially how to open up photoshop, word, and excel. A little bit of this is adobe flash go have fun. And make a pure html web page with inline styles - no css. Now that HS has a 3d printer. Once, the computer teacher sincerely asked me how to make a href open in a new window.

I graduated college in 2012 and I learned what css was and why it was better. I took an intro to java class. Learned some stuff volunteering for NPOs doing website work. When I graduated I knew I wanted to do something in IT but not program. Now I am a software dev.

Turns out its easy to get a job and teach yourself how to code when nobody understands what coding is.
The X360 controller is/was the gold standard, the XBONE controller has more mixed reviews. I personally prefer Sony's DS4 to the XBONE controller (for next-gen controllers). But I still keep an X360 controller around.
From that link it seems that Python is used at NASA exclusively in ground-based systems. In contrast, the MicroPython+ESA collaboration is supposedly also looking at using the language in "payloads", ie things that go into space.
It's interesting they're using OCaml for some of their open source projects when they have some of the top Haskell devs working there. I wonder if these OCaml projects they've recently open-sourced are all coming from the same team.
For your resume, the list of languages should be roughly in the order you would want to work in and can answer questions in.

Then, for each job, list the languages used in the order of how much you use them (or know them).

For example: If I see Ruby on your list, but it's after Java and C++, and then I look down the list of jobs and see that your current job is in Java, and the one from 3 years ago was in ruby -- I know what to expect.

If you still want a job with ruby (and the above matches your situation), then bring it up in the cover-letter -- explain why you would be a good choice (and probably you should practice ruby before any interview)

I've see people do "Proficient in" and "Familiar with" lists -- but really -- all I want to know is: will you be productive on day one with this technology, or do you need a refresher (and then I can decide based on my needs)
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He's still be on the board as well. He probably stepped down mostly of his own accord; he didn't fight to become the CEO in the first place (even tried to turn it down multiple times). He was kind of thrown in there by the board when they fired Ev
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I know teachers at the local school district in my city. Chromebooks are used extensively in classes (elementary school, even down to 2nd grade) for researching (googling), typing practice, typing book reports, online testing, some educational games, reading, etc. They even have some educational websites they use to learn super basics of programming.

It's really amazing stuff. I wish these sort of programs existed in the US back when I was in elementary school... back then, we were lucky if we got 30 minutes a week to play with Claris Works in the school's only computer lab.
So far games haven't really taken advantage of it, except to gain two more buttons (it can sense which side you're pressing down on). But the built-in keyboard uses it, for example, which makes typing a breeze.

The potential is there, it's just up to developers to actually use it. Keep in mind that the PS4 didn't even have a single truly good exclusive game until Bloodborne came out recently. It's taking this new generation of consoles a long time to really kick off.
I'm curious about that too actually- I suppose from their view it's a safety thing for the officers- which, IMO, is reasonable. Police probably aren't the most popular people in prison, and posting a picture of their face doesn't help.
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> The detection rate is less than 50%

Far less. I, too, never remove this stuff and I've never been asked to.
And so that justifies using verbal assaults on people with obesity? You realize that in terms of treatment for obesity having something call you a hambeast or worse isn't exactly encouraging. In fact, studies have shown this just makes a person eat more (thus get fatter). So, if you think the tough love nonsense works, then think again.
Is there a link to an explanation...or a set of words...somewhere...that explains what's going on with Twitter or why this happened?
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Sorry to ruin a perfectly good excuse :)

Lies, damn lies, and delivery estimates
I don't think he can do that to Square and their investors as nice as the story sounds.
Here you go: http://www.twitch.tv/oculus
Thank God! Please, please let there be some meaningful change in the api space, cheaper access to the firehose...
I remember the days when most of the web was written like that.

Thanks god it is (for the most part) not the case anymore :)
Because of the initial low pixel density it'd make sense to have a billboard sized screen, which would solve that issue. There's no reason that you'd need the stereo disparity for reading text.

In practice, anything that's placed 10ft+ away doesn't cause much stress for me although that's probably somewhat personal.

I think within 2-3yrs displays that solve the focal plane issue will be commonplace so this will be a bit of a moot point.
I have the same feeling... I've been to places with the expressed goal of understanding and integrating into the culture, only to find out after I've left that there were actually 2 groups within the company: those that wanted change and those that wanted things to stay the same.
> Where is that value coming from?

From the $2 Billion in revenue and the 74% YOY increase in revenue, mostly https://investor.twitterinc.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=...
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When I first heard about their techniques I was worried about their ability to precisely guide nanotubes onto the chip pads, something that has deviled people attempting to build nanotube transistor computers. Luckily their diagrams make it look like they expect a number of nanotubes to cross each connection making the whole thing far more robust to process variation.
> the perceptual resolution available for a virtual monitor would probably be less than VGA

It's a shame we weren't able to program on VGA monitors. :(
Ironically, this sort of dogmatic assertion with no follow-through argument is exactly what I've come to associate with the US educational system.

While 'grade school' often refers to elementary school, surely you are aware of people's tendency to talk about 'k-12' education in a lump and the lax academic requirements for substitute teaching in many school districts even at high school level.
You won't be able to see the keyboard though. So, how confident are you in your touch-typing skills?
Sometimes I'm sure it is. But I think it's a broad enough term that it can mean many things from the entirely benign to illegal discrimination.
Sometimes "Culture Fit" is a way around age (or other discrimination).

Sometimes it really means you have a specific culture you want to maintain. But you better watch out if you do this, at some point, all the "yes people" in your culture will end up missing something that would be obvious to someone who doesn't fit your culture.

Basically, if you hire for "Culture Fit", you're saying that diversity is bad...
Here is a link to the Pres Release from Twitter - https://www.scribd.com/doc/268409558/Twitter-Initiates-CEO-T...
The problem with this, as an early Twitter user (summer 2006), is that I don't really want Twitter to significantly change. The minimalism is a feature. It was SMS on the web. I always wanted Twitter to be more like a public utility, but that's impossible now because it's been "monetized."
I get the same sort of thing with ESET.

"The web page is on the list of websites with potentially dangerous content."
From what I've seen the weirder reaction w/ people wearing GearVR on planes is when they are interacting w/ them through the pass-through camera, since people expect them the HMD users to be oblivious to the world.
I for one agree with you. They punted on the controller in order to make the release, and their prototype controllers look underwhelming in comparison.

It feels like they've cut corners in an effort to beat Valve's VR platform to market.