radicaldreamer

101 ms·

1291.
Wikileaks encrypted "Insurance" torrent contains BP, Guantanamo documents(msnbc.msn.com)
8 points by radicaldreamer 16y ago|0 comments
1292.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
It wasn't "discovered", the North Koreans showed it to a visiting nuclear scientist, who would know exactly what he's being shown. It's probably a negotiating tactic for more hard currency/aid for the regime.
1293.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
I don't think they're telling Mossberg what to write in a review. Most reviews of Google TV have had similar sentiments.
1294.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
He obviously wanted some tax breaks for Apple for staying in Cupertino.
1295.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
He'll have an email address by the time he gets to college. There are still plenty of people who'd prefer to keep their personal and collegiate/professional lives separate.
1296.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
Because having a button there, even if it isn't active, reduces the number of people who will walk when they shouldn't, because they think that the light will change sooner because they pushed the button.
1297.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
Which is the way it is right now. But isn't it much more compelling for Facebook to have a development platform which they control and can make as uniform as possible? Big companies tend to want to control the core technology behind their b
1298.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
For Facebook Apps. You don't think Facebook would just stand by while FarmVille etc. started being sold in the Chrome App Store and the Safari App Store, would you? I never said it would be cool, I just think it's where I think we're headed
1299.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
Right now, you do need a Facebook account to sign up for the beta: http://twitter.com/#!/rockmelt/status/1524230806052864
1300.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
Ugh, I should've searched for this before I wrote it up, but see here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1881875 and an excerpt, which makes my main point, that Rockmelt is in a great position to be bought– by Facebook: "Additionally, t
1301.
Rockmelt: A browser built to be bought (by Facebook)(suyashs.com)
2 points by radicaldreamer 16y ago|6 comments
1302.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
See... startups in the Mission
1303.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
Relevant story from yesterday: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1832767
1304.
Digg responds to "test accounts" controversy(about.digg.com)
32 points by radicaldreamer 16y ago|19 comments
1305.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
MIPS processors are a tad bit more exotic than CISC or RISC architecture, but hardly mysterious. Hell, the PS2's main CPU was a MIPS processor and plenty of people have tinkered with it for various things, including a super computer: http:
1306.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
I can't believe that in a thread about good books with 135 comments nobody has mentioned The Brothers Karamazov. Especially since the bherms mentioned Atlas Shrugged, I think BK would be a great book to explore humanity illuminated in a muc
1307.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
The closest he came was when he introduced and demoed the Motorola ROKR. And even then he was visibly displeased when it failed on him on stage.
1308.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
Definitely one of the more entertaining demo vids.
1309.
by radicaldreamer 16y ago
For the record: Posterous API allows 100% access to your data on Posterous. Users own their content and are free to move. -Sachin Agarwal ( http://bit.ly/9MYzfP ) What hypocrisy?
1310.
Posterous takes on Tumblr(blog.posterous.com)
92 points by radicaldreamer 16y ago|92 comments
1311.
by radicaldreamer 17y ago
It's sad how the Chinese government don't seem to realize that they're impeding their own people's progress and global competitiveness, especially for business that requires innovation and speed, with such moves.
1312.
by radicaldreamer 17y ago
n+1 is a great and constantly improving magazine. They just launched their new website and have a lot of good articles in their archives. The before/after of their old site and new site is amazing: http://suyashs.com/the-new-n1-site-has-l
1313.
by radicaldreamer 17y ago
But it also reduces the number/quality of the startups worth buying.
1314.
Tweetie has been acquired by Twitter: A Dashboard vs Konfabulator moment(suyashs.com)
1 points by radicaldreamer 17y ago|0 comments
1315.
by radicaldreamer 17y ago
The sites may be illegal, but are not blocked. There are plenty of people who still gamble online from the US through off-shore accounts and using off-shore websites.