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901.
by Paul_S 14y ago
The deal has been signed so many times, how on earth have the contents not been leaked yet? Or do they never show the patents to the companies they extort money from and just threaten them with legal action?
902.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Self selecting and perpetually reinforcing population of young people living a certain life style you have to adopt to fit in... Or I could stop beating about the bush and flat out say it's just too cut-throat, crime-ridden and debauched fo
903.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Having to move to the US or to London - can't decide which is worse.
904.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Comparing data across companies is difficult - how do you control for other factors?
905.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Seeing as the average age in my industry is probably 25 I'd say it's not going to happen. The young ones are quite happy to be abused (and take some perverse enjoyment out of it). People change companies frequently, but all the companies my
906.
by Paul_S 14y ago
It's been proven repeatedly during the last 100 years that overtime doesn't work. Yet it falls on deaf ears in my industry. I've worked for 10 years in games development. Every single company had unpaid mandatory overtime. It's depressing.
907.
by Paul_S 14y ago
I'd understand if it wanted my login credentials to post a reply but why do I need to log in to read a post. This is ridiculous.
908.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Well handled, you sound like a nice company. Good luck. You're still an online advertiser, and god knows we've got enough of these.
909.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Remember how you could just talk to people any way you'd like (email, IRC, lists, usenet, forums, IM etc.)? Forget that, that's boring (or rather inconvenient for us to intercept). Talk to people though us so we can read your conversation w
910.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Looks like it comes only in a windows format and in a very limited number of sizes. But thanks for the rec.
911.
by Paul_S 14y ago
No truetype font will replace a pixel perfect bitmapped font. Not until we have displays with ridiculous dpi. And until that happens you can't beat terminus as it's perfect. Yes, I know it's meant for print, but people here mention it in th
912.
by Paul_S 14y ago
I'm getting tired of all this huggy feely advice on how to connect with your inner user. I guess if you're a hip and with it developer selling, errr, I mean providing solutions and positive experiences this is all valuable and thought provo
913.
by Paul_S 14y ago
By that definition any and all investment is speculation. Does this word mean anything on its own then? Though the fervour with which I deny being one proves it must.
914.
by Paul_S 14y ago
I don't think I'm a speculator. I just started mining back in the day when CPU mining was still viable. Early in the day when we got a 50 bitcoin batch every other week. I didn't buy a single bitcoin. I just sold the ones I mined. Is this r
915.
by Paul_S 14y ago
The barrier to entry is a good thing, kind of a safeguard for new users. You are storing real money on your computer, you need to be able to keep that safe. I'm sure someone will offer banking services in the future to solve this "problem"
916.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Obviously, you are absolutely right. Then again, as much as I despise myself for it I did make a killing last time a bunch of idiots started buying them for >20$ a pop so I wouldn't mind. Taking money from speculators and giving money t
917.
by Paul_S 14y ago
They are all totally meaningless without defining time scales. If you wait long enough the sun will burn out. Anyway, those 'Inevitabilities' don't sound inevitable to me. For example the broadcast TV one - the programs might be streamed ra
918.
by Paul_S 14y ago
I've not seen an ad on the Internet since 2006. Apparently I'm evil and I'm bringing down the economy. If that means fewer jobs in advertising I count that as a win.
919.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Very solid rules. I (and everyone else on my project) break the one about commenting out code all the time. When you have 20 people committing the same file over and over every day it's hard to find something in the history.
920.
Ask HN: How to sidestep the patent system?
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921.
by Paul_S 14y ago
If you want a more specific answer ask a more specific question - don't just keep rejecting answers by adding new conditions. Just tell us what it is you want done.
922.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Pay them money.
923.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Come now, you can't get away with a statement like that without explaining your argument.
924.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Brilliant. Reading the comments I cannot help but think of Poe's law ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law ). Some poeple can't tell this is satire despite or maybe because of how ridiculous and over the top it is.
925.
by Paul_S 14y ago
I turn up at 9-10am and then churn out code for 7-10 hours. This is why I don't have a blog.
926.
by Paul_S 14y ago
You could spend a day writing a crude version of this or you could pay 3 quid for someone to write it for you. Open source weeps. Which brings me to the fact that there are already numerous programs that do this. Even one in python so you c
927.
by Paul_S 14y ago
I recommend asking a friend to lend you the money. Also, always carry cash on you (25 quid, enough for a weekly shop).
928.
by Paul_S 14y ago
18 years threshold is just an odd convention. Biologically it's closer to 12 but the legal and cultural threshold varies wildly all over the planet. My rule of thumb: if you don't have to make a living - you're a kid. Enjoy it while it last
929.
by Paul_S 14y ago
Thanks. I never read an article there because I always hit that page and assumed it was a pay wall. I don't accept cookies by default so maybe that's why I was never getting through. Do I feel the fool.
930.
by Paul_S 14y ago
I'm interested to know why and how does this work. Can you please tell me?

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