JamesLeonis

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   by JamesLeonis 15y ago

   Income tax only accounts for some of the taxes a state can take in. Property and sales tax are also forms states use to collect income, and they happen to be regressive in most cases. If you look at the CFED chart [2], those nine states [1]
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   by JamesLeonis 15y ago

   This article sounds eerily like one I read last night about a study centered around religious belief and critical thinking [1]. It sounds like deliberate use of heavily analytical thinking displaces the "gut check" in the decisions we make.
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   by JamesLeonis 15y ago

   While I don't necessarily disagree, that's like saying hackers ruin everything. What do lawyers (hackers) do but try to find weaknesses in the current law (program) and exploit them? We haven't figured out how to make perfectly secure syste
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   by JamesLeonis 15y ago

   I see a lot of discussion over the Github comments. I understand the merits of having an account with some code on it, as well as the restrictions of corporations and time that prevent many people from maintaining a repository. However this
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   by JamesLeonis 15y ago

   This isn't a rant against NDAs. He carves out a point where they are actually beneficial when specific operating details are discussed. But when your "idea" is still vague, then the signer now has to navigate a minefield because of how much
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   by JamesLeonis 15y ago

   You hit the nail on the head! I thought of some other things that would have floored me 10-15 years ago. * Ask yourself what you used to search before Google? In fact, remember Web Rings? * How did you share pictures before Facebook, Myspac
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   by JamesLeonis 15y ago

   I did as well. His story seemed a bit far fetched, but not outside the realm of possibility. I did a quick search to see if he did quit his company before I realized what he was really saying. That really hit home with me about how easily i
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   by JamesLeonis 15y ago

   Tumblr implemented endless pagination with exactly this problem. This came up when you tried to reblog/reply to a post or view "read more" content and forgot to open another tab. They have since implemented a regular pagination system that
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   by JamesLeonis 15y ago

   Now that native App-centric ecosystems exist, the client-server model is more pronounced. Supporting these different clients forces this perception shift to a more client agnostic server back end.
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    You will have to root your car to do that.
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    I have a feeling you will be remembered as that guy who wore his own name on his shirt. You will stand out, but I don't think people will have an easy time remembering what specifically that information was. I think the idea of the articl
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    To be fair, he says "Don’t read too many tech blogs."
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    This isn't necessarily an apples to apples comparison. For the JTR case to be fairly, one would have to compare ROM or warez distribution, downloading and the resulting litigation. This seems to be closer to the concept of mashups and remix
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    I agree. How many times have you heard of a Google product only after it was announced that were shuttering the service? If Google has this problem, how many other businesses rise and fall without others knowing? Hype can just as easily des
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    I'm not a kid, but I'm late enough to the game to be considered a youngin'. My first computer was a 160mhz Win98 box. I started programming in '99, when I was invited to a programming class by my typing teacher. His first year long class we
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    Your point about guilds et al reminded me of this great post earlier on HN where jonnathanson described why Hollywood has trouble innovating [1]. [1]: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3424496
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    I would like to tack on money management things that are learned when failure is not harsh.
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    I believe the problem isn't the existence of Hollywood, but that too much power is centralized in the hands of too few. Competition within the city can be likened to a Duopoly; competition in name, but far from it in practice. I remember re
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    If we take a cue from Apple with iTunes, you could set up a service that does cater to the industry while stealthily eating up market share. Once you become too profitable and control too much of the market, you turn that on Hollywood and s
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    I agree. Traditional engineering has the appeal of robots and rockets, while comp-sci has the Facebooks and Googles. Even chemistry has the mad scientist images. The closest I can think of for Math is A Beautiful Mind, which doesn't have th
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    I agree the OTA needs to be reestablished, but that won't eliminate the corrupting power of money in politics. Unfortunately that is the real problem. Media companies can continue to push through these types of laws year after year, and unt
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    You are thinking of Protecting Children from Internet Pornographers Act (H.R. 1981), which could easily be extended to include internet piracy.
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    by JamesLeonis 15y ago

    Here's an interesting TED talk by Steven Johnson where he argues for exactly what you are saying. http://www.ted.com/talks/steven_johnson_where_good_ideas_com...