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by chwahoo 16y ago
Why the assumption that she's not a good developer? Was it the choice of emphasized technologies (e.g., terminal, text-editor) or the focus on web development tools (e.g., jquery, rails)? I suspect she can program better than you give her
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by chwahoo 16y ago
The commenter (on the linked blog) who said that the pizza shop has a small number of call-takers that put calls on hold until they are ready to service them makes a better analogy.
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I'm currently reading Kevin Kelley's book and am enjoying it, but I find his "technology NEVER dies" conjecture mostly uninteresting. I guess it's a strong enough statement that it begs for disproof, but I haven't heard any interesting con
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by chwahoo 16y ago
They aren't hiding anything. The data for food, fuel, etc. are all available. Prices for food and fuel are very volatile (in both directions) and there is a justifiable reason for excluding them when calculating the "core" CPI. http://ww
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I think this might the tablet for me. My main reservations are: 1. Some of their UI design choices seem quirky---I may need hands on time with an Adam to be sure it's for me. 2. All things being equal, I'd prefer higher resolution than 102
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by chwahoo 16y ago
One big string? My computer just stores one huge number :)
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I don't think this view matches reality. For example, imagine that I fork and modify some GPL'ed software and only distribute it within my company (or just use it myself). I'm not required to distribute source to anyone other than the use
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by chwahoo 16y ago
It is an interesting observation that the brittleness of inheritance hierarchies stems from the fact that they have a semantic meaning in the program and are not just logical classifications. A simpler (and well-accepted) explanation for i
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by chwahoo 16y ago
There are lots of artists and companies that deal just in music. Sure they have to compete with other forms of entertainment, but "music business" seems like a useful subcategory for discussion. Do you have other reason for disliking the
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by chwahoo 16y ago
It's strange: On one hand, Notion Ink's marketing---consisting of Rohan's blog posts and leaks to slashgear.com---has seemed unprofessional and odd. On the other hand, he's come across as genuine and enthusiastic and has managed to spread
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by chwahoo 16y ago
It is easy enough to author .mobi files compatible with Kindle, but Amazon doesn't let others create their own DRM'ed ebooks.
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I think the wrong-headed idea that many nerds have is that creating a startup is mostly about having a brilliant idea. If someone comes along and creates something similar to their idea, they think "that could have been me." I suspect that
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by chwahoo 16y ago
The OP's second paragraph implies that he did reply and explains his post.
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by chwahoo 16y ago
From the context of the post, I think the OP means exactly the opposite by "food vs. freedom". However, to address the point in your last paragraph, "freedom" is not a word with a clear definition, despite Rand's strong assertions to the co
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I suspect the thrift store would need to sell on Amazon, with its broader customer base, in order to support itself with higher prices. Another alternative would be to sell your books on Amazon yourself, at the going rate, and then donate t
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by chwahoo 16y ago
Based on the website, this looks awesome. But it would seem to compete fairly directly with iBooks. It's bound to be a time-consuming/costly process to prepare content for this platform. I wonder how inkling has convinced themselves and
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by chwahoo 16y ago
While I'm not a UI person, I like html/css/js more than most other GUI toolkits I've used. The notion of using these for presentation in desktop apps gets me pretty excited. While there is something to be said for conforming to a platform
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by chwahoo 16y ago
Sorry protomyth - yours is not the message I was replying to. I'm not sure what happened there!?!
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I think DHH shares your understanding of Apple's motives (although he stated it less precisely), but argues that -- if there is a big benefit to using Apple's tools -- someone will do that and create the better app. Why stop folks from cre
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by chwahoo 16y ago
This idea that OS (or application) startup provides a valuable upgrade sanity check under controlled conditions is an interesting point and one that hadn't occurred to me in my work with runtime upgrades. However, Ksplice mainly supports se
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I believe changes to a function's return type and argument list should be supported. The caller of such a function would need to have been modified, so if the caller is also not "active" (on the callstack), then the update should be typesa
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by chwahoo 16y ago
As a researcher in the area of runtime software upgrades, I'm excited to see this post here and am curious what the HN community thinks of Ksplice. Does your product demand extremely high availability with the further constraint that you c
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by chwahoo 16y ago
The idea of channeling the mojo of the Holga isn't so exciting to me. However, I've wondered for a while about the feasibility of an "open-source" camera that was designed publicly and could be produced by any manufacturer. My guess is th
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by chwahoo 16y ago
It does seem that concessions were made. For example, the Facetime app is currently wifi-only. Also, I believe movie rental is wifi-only. Those are understandable restrictions for now, but this article rings a bit hollow in light of them
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I really like the idea of making it easy for people to share pictures and stories of loved ones who have passed one. I particularly think people who couldn't make it to the funeral would enjoy the chance to read the stories that friends ha
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I feel obligated to respond since you put so much time into your response. However, I'm not going to follow this thread further so I'll resist the urge to get in the last word. I think our debate can be summed up as follows: I believe that
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by chwahoo 16y ago
Your take on government's "time and place" doesn't resonate with me. I value many functions of government that I don't consider "rights" such as antitrust enforcement, insider trading prosecution, radio frequency allocation, long-term rese
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I meant the question seriously and your answer was informative. However I suspect your example really stems from an argument that "common property" like roads should be minimized and that a private owner would better price road use. I thin
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by chwahoo 16y ago
I think there is a place for both! The latter is certainly more politically tenable ;). But seriously, funding research doesn't need to be thought of as "picking winners." For example, I think the NSF does an admirable job of funding lo
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by chwahoo 16y ago
Do libertarians not believe in externalities? There is a free lunch! It's the other costs of fossil-fuels (political instability, pollution, global warming, risks of environmental disaster) that are not reflected in the price of oil and so

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