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721.
by cdr 18y ago
The 10% is not spread across every item of the whole. 90% of the time, there is no lost income because there was never any potential to begin with. Piracy steals income infrequently at best.
722.
by cdr 18y ago
You're right. I hadn't seen the newer news.
723.
by cdr 18y ago
Facebook did not pull the plug on Scrabulous. Scrabulous pulled the plug on Scrabulous.
724.
by cdr 18y ago
You don't personally know anyone who uses Fog Creek software, and that means what? Fog Creek is a failure? Fog Creek looks to be doing quite well whether you know anyone who uses their products or not.
725.
by cdr 18y ago
Upvote the real link.
726.
by cdr 18y ago
Joel would be one of the least concerned about how incentive pay affects his profit - he spends way more than average per developer, but in the areas where he thinks it has a positive effect, like above average salary, good desks/chair, etc
727.
by cdr 18y ago
A 2+ year old article by Bruce Schneier that has nothing to do with coding? HN is now officially Reddit.
728.
by cdr 18y ago
I can think of lots of things I could build for myself that I would love that few if any other people would find useful - I would rather spend my side projects on things I love and a lot of other people would love.
729.
by cdr 18y ago
Actually, I recall reading about a research robot that (among other things) could recognize itself.
730.
by cdr 18y ago
One of the few things that's almost an auto-downmod for me is "I'm going to be downmodded for this".
731.
by cdr 18y ago
So only hackers read HN, and only upvote links because they are of interest?
732.
by cdr 18y ago
He might know what his customers want, but the problem is his customers are becoming Netflix customers. The market has changed, but his target customer hasn't.
733.
by cdr 18y ago
How does a "startup junkie" not at least know of Paul Buchheit?
734.
by cdr 18y ago
My current understanding is that running is way better than no exercise, but that other forms of exercise are quite likely better for your long-term health because of the impact stress running puts on your knees, feet, etc.
735.
by cdr 18y ago
It's related to a startup, and should be relevant to someone purchasing internet access in that area or with that company.
736.
by cdr 18y ago
The Bush administration, specifically.
737.
by cdr 18y ago
"Under construction" is a phrase I have an immediate, strongly negative reaction to. I'm probably not alone. How about "Coming soon"?
738.
by cdr 18y ago
That does not happen in Firefox 3 or Opera 9.5, so I suspect yours is the one that's broken :)
739.
by cdr 18y ago
http://www.collectedthoughts.com/ At least it isn't a spam blog. You might be able to argue fair use.
740.
by cdr 18y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazing
741.
by cdr 18y ago
Do you not feel that the ability to do things online without fear of some of the recriminations you would receive in real life is also one of the great things about the internet?
742.
by cdr 18y ago
I use Outlook for the address book (and the calendar to a lesser extent), for the reason that pretty much every application can import from/export to Outlook. No other PIM comes remotely close. It's the only reasonable way to keep my phone,
743.
by cdr 18y ago
I have absolutely no issue with your language. I have no issue with you commenting however you feel like commenting. I do have an issue with that kind of comment being modded up as high it is, not because the comment has any value, but beca
744.
by cdr 18y ago
Oh, it's certainly understandable. Showing hurt is how the trolls win, because that's what they feed off of. And especially responding with aggression, you're going down to the level of the troll.
745.
by cdr 18y ago
To clarify, I was referring to the parent comment, not the article. I thought the article was pretty well done. Unless you're also referring to the comment, in which case I'm baffled.
746.
by cdr 18y ago
Actually, it's Randall Munroe's: http://blag.xkcd.com/2008/01/14/robot9000-and-xkcd-signal-at...
747.
by cdr 18y ago
Disagree with it being modded up? Yes, this is more the type of comment I would expect to be modded up ono Reddit. Disagree with calling "them" "douche bags"? I don't think I've ever called any one a "douche bag". A regional dialect thing,
748.
by cdr 18y ago
Only a coder could love such a naming convention.
749.
by cdr 18y ago
You're right; it's not like bows require ammo. I'm sure arrows would be real effective against zombies too :)
750.
by cdr 18y ago
I honestly don't understand why this is getting modded up as much as it is.

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