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541.
by readme 13y ago
>If the NSA can literally look into any electronic conversation between anyone, then why haven't they stopped a single drug cartel? See: Coast Guard. >This is digital enslavement and every single person who approves of this bulls
542.
by readme 13y ago
I'm sure someone has already given him an allowance. Given the level of fame he is bound to have financially endowed supporters by now.
543.
by readme 13y ago
No, it's definitely a choice. If someone doesn't want to drive they can move to a city. Taking the job that led you to require a car is a choice. Having a kid that led you to require that job that requires that car is a choice, to
544.
by readme 13y ago
NSA surveillance foiled this potential terrorist and he is now incarcerated: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najibullah_Zazi He was going to bomb NYC subways. Please, if you're going to participate in this so called
545.
by readme 13y ago
looks like someone needs 911.io -- replacement emergency 911 system using mongodb, node.js, and twitter bootstrap. ultra reliable, super scalable
546.
by readme 13y ago
Evolution does not go beyond the scientific method. You need to take a college level biology class.
547.
by readme 13y ago
Of course the passive income bootstrappers are getting slammed all day today on HN, the VCs don't make any money off of them. So hey, maybe you had an awesome idea and some ambition to build a company, you can be your own boss! Nah, ju
548.
by readme 13y ago
I feel sorry for people like you, who feel sorry for others because they don't want to live their lives exactly like you think they should.
549.
by readme 13y ago
Please learn the difference between hyperbole and literal statements.
550.
by readme 13y ago
>Worst of all, PIH is probably not trying to make the world a better place through technology. He's basically exploiting a narrow arbitrage opportunity and is probably either unethical or lazy. Is this supposed to be what "star
551.
by readme 13y ago
I'm not sure if politeness is the motivator. Imagine if you had done that, for all hotlinks to your script. Then, it turns out a children's website is hotlinking your script. Some idiot at Company X decides that it's actually
552.
by readme 13y ago
Learn at least a server side language for now, and a web framework. You don't need to learn every single thing about JS (for example, you don't need to know about the DOM and events, unless you decide to build apps with Cordova or
553.
by readme 13y ago
Is the search supposed to do something? I tried three people I knew and then tried 'John Smith' -- returned 0 results every time.
554.
by readme 13y ago
I did not say we should support our government. I said that we are responsible for it. This is something that too few Americans understand and the reason why we currently have a shitty one.
555.
by readme 13y ago
Perhaps outsiders should really say 'americans' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Americanism#Iran Not all Iranians dislike Americans, but to say that there aren't any who would like you dead, is naive.
556.
by readme 13y ago
>How do I know I'm a good enough hacker to start a startup? You try it and see.
557.
by readme 13y ago
Why give up so easily? Put up some donation links and monetize it that way if so many people here love it.
558.
by readme 13y ago
Imagine this: services like amazon take over all the dead-tree book market. The government cracks down on piracy, and eliminates that way of getting books. A few big players end up controlling all the books on drm'd electronic devices.
559.
by readme 13y ago
I did not know that but I am pleased to know this information, it gives me hope that sanity might one day prevail here.
560.
by readme 13y ago
Of course, this used to be called "Startup News" but then PG picked the more general "Hacker News" instead. While not everyone reading and posting on HN is a hacker, the website was founded by one of the world's gre
561.
by readme 13y ago
Could you give an example of a country with an acceptable healthcare system that has lowered healthcare costs by using a free market approach? Why do you think the free market is the best device for getting me a fair price on my ambulance r
562.
by readme 13y ago
Linux was created by a student, too.
563.
by readme 13y ago
PHP originally stood for "Personal HomePage tools". My guess is that it was never meant to be what it is today. While PHP has some rough edges and language level design flaws, it supports everything one needs to write structured a
564.
by readme 13y ago
I disagree. It's completely possible to impress users while simultaneously writing code that is abhorrent. It makes you a good "UX guy" I suppose, but not a good programmer.
565.
by readme 13y ago
Building things is awesome. It's too bad that the people who get more respect tend to be managers. Think Jobs vs Woz. I bet a good number of apple users don't even know who Woz is.
566.
by readme 13y ago
Yeah, true. Thanks for the informative comment.
567.
by readme 13y ago
It's the poverty! People in other countries get healthcare when they need it. They get assistance when they need it. Therefore, they have extra mental cycles to use to consider the reality of politics. In the US, we make sure our poor
568.
by readme 13y ago
Acquiring unlimited money is definitely more likely than an informed citizenry ever developing in the US, so I wish you the best in that pursuit!
569.
by readme 13y ago
There needs to be a way of controlling activist judges. Why the court is even able to decide what amount the bail is, is beyond me. Of course, I'm not even mentioning the part about being thrown in jail for what is tantamount to though
570.
by readme 13y ago
> "Do the right thing and wait to get fired" I use this strategy whenever I am given a bullshit deadline!

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