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by dcurtis 19y ago
Yeah, but they're arguing a level higher than that. They're saying the security measures Apple is using are illegal. In that case, the DMCA is rendered irrelevant, right? You can't protect illegal protection schemes.
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Yeah. So has Michael Arrington, which is why he calls news.yc "small but influential."
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Here's the video footage: http://www.newyorker.com/online/video/2008/04/21/080421_elev... Pretty amazing, that this can happen.
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The Secret Lives of Elevators(newyorker.com)
6 points by dcurtis 19y ago|1 comments
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by dcurtis 19y ago
He should use this opportunity to hire someone competent to design the Blue Jeans Cables website, and then convert the amazing publicity he's generating into sales. Perhaps he could turn this into the tipping point for his company. Right no
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by dcurtis 19y ago
"Can entrepreneurship be taught/learned? I don't think so. It's like a personality disorder. You are born with it." What an awesome way to put it.
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by dcurtis 19y ago
But everyone asks this question, and the response is always the same. You can ask a question like this if you're getting a written response, but when you're asking someone to immediately think of things in person and then justify them on th
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by dcurtis 19y ago
For the curious, it looks like this: Admin dashboard: http://img.skitch.com/20080415-ef6k9c8hpbasi9g137j6u4iqrs.jp... Clicking "password": http://img.skitch.com/20080415-day5r87i8tbt9iaqrtf73tpnnd.jp... Clicking "email": http://img.ski
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Don't you think it's a tad unreasonable-- almost stupid-- to post something like this here? At the very least, it's immoral. You can essentially take control of Tumblr.
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by dcurtis 19y ago
From the article: "In many cases, retrieving information is much like dialing a bulletin board. A user mails a query to a particular computer address, and the system responds by sending a directory and then providing any specific documents
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Yeah, but you're rich. That at least deserves a :/ rather than a :( !
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Wow, what a cool guy. Very transparent, very smart. I have a new respect for blip.tv as a company. He brings up some interesting points around 13:00 regarding Blip's five founders. Does anyone know of any other companies with that many foun
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by dcurtis 19y ago
48hourprint.com has some pretty great stuff, and great customer service, too.
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Wow, this is amazing. Money quote: "Your decisions are strongly prepared by brain activity. By the time consciousness kicks in, most of the work has already been done," said study co-author John-Dylan Haynes, a Max Planck Institute neurosc
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Go back in the archives-- there's some amazing interviews with some pretty high profile entrepreneurs and executives. One of my favorites is the interview with John Vogel of The Vanguard Group. Pretty insightful guy.
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Venture Voice-- The podcast for entrepreneurs(venturevoice.com)
7 points by dcurtis 19y ago|2 comments
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Look at this MRI of a Alzheimer's patient before onset (right), and after onset (left). http://www.urmc.rochester.edu/neuroslides/slides/slide193.jp... It looks like there is PHYSICAL damage done to the brain-- there is actualy missing br
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Pharmaceutical companies sometimes even release medications without knowing why they work. Kind of like Isotretinoin, which says in the prescriber's pamphlet, "The exact mechanism of action of isotretinoin is not currently understood." Made
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by dcurtis 19y ago
For once, I agree with Arrington's linkbait-worthy tone. Grandcentral is kind of more important of a service than others, and downtime is unacceptable.
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by dcurtis 19y ago
I've noticed the night effect for a long time too, and while the lack of interruptions might have something to do with it, I don't think it nearly explains my 3x boost in productivity. I think there's something biological going on as well.
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Designing a Web site by the grid should be a rule, not a fad or trend(hellyeahdude.com)
4 points by dcurtis 19y ago|0 comments
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by dcurtis 19y ago
A lot of people in the 90's used to describe the internet this way, but I think it has sort of evolved beyond just a library of knowledge. What about the availability of instant, practically free communication?
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by dcurtis 19y ago
It allows exceptional stories to pass through the filter. That's a form of censorship, but it's only censoring the spammy, linkbait articles. So, like Paul said, I guess there IS a time when censorship in the answer, and it's for obvious sp
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Blatant spam should obviously be censored, but Valleywag is not "spam." There is at least a sliver of good content over there, and it's on topic. I like the idea of requiring sites like XKCD, Valleywag, TechCrunch, and others to get more vo
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Their editorial process is questionable. But is that a reason to completely ban the organization? I sincerely hope this does not turn into a common practice. Making decisions like forcing censorship due to an ideological difference of opini
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by dcurtis 19y ago
This is the worst mistake you have ever made regarding this community. Censorship is not the answer, ever.
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Shockingly, I have never met a passionate MySpace user before. I'm glad there are people like you out there. It adds balance. MySpace is generally considered to be a poorly designed, unkept "social network" while Facebook is generally consi
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Ritalin is prescribed for OCD occasionally. It's just not an advertised use.
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by dcurtis 19y ago
Its pretty crazy how slow the XP => Vista migration has been going. But most of the stuff Gartner reports is old news. How many people here are staying with XP, and when do you plan to migrate, personally?
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by dcurtis 19y ago
How many people keep ShowDead turned on? Do you, rms?

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