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901.
by sabat 17y ago
Interesting to read, although the suggestion that you try a turnkey service is potentially bad advice. Most turnkey services ("we'll be your IT team for you!") suck. They don't care about doing a good job. They care about minimizing effort
902.
by sabat 17y ago
And still for good reason.
903.
by sabat 17y ago
If you like this book, consider looking at The Math Book by Cliff Pickover; it's similarly awesome and amazingly illustrated. Video review of it here: http://www.youtube.com/user/joannelovesscience#p/u/19/BDCFms... edit: P.S., I am not as
904.
by sabat 17y ago
Perl programmer Tim Bunce (DBI/DBD) has been sending mass emails to support this cause, and I didn't understand it either. There's some mumbling about how you can't really fork mysql but no clear explanation as to why. GPL is GPL, and the
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by sabat 17y ago
The vaccine had been invented more than 100 years prior to 1900. I'm not sure how wide-spread they were at that point, but the vaccine was invented some time in the 18th century. Antibiotics -- you're right, not discovered yet in 1900.
906.
by sabat 17y ago
the failure to predict the popularity of air travel Considering that this was written two years before the Wright Brothers got their plane off the ground, it's understandable.
907.
by sabat 17y ago
"The other police station" -- that still freaks me out.
908.
by sabat 17y ago
"... and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing."
909.
by sabat 17y ago
He understood what you meant. He was implying that it's already practically gone.
910.
by sabat 17y ago
Great post -- really enjoyed that, and wish I'd thought of doing something like that.
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by sabat 17y ago
Good point about Schneier, although with a caveat: he's actually an expert in cryptography, and he has opinions about more generalized subjects in security. Quite often he's right, but I don't consider him to be an actual "security expert"
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by sabat 17y ago
Ira Glass on storytelling: first thing, whine. Second, be pretentious.
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by sabat 17y ago
Maybe this is standard, but I hadn't thought of it (not a marketing type) -- so it was useful for me, at least. They may have only a group of "fans", but I am not convinced that it's "meaningless". They have 30,000 people that are 1) thinki
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by sabat 17y ago
The only problem I have with this idea: why didn't I think of it?
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by sabat 17y ago
I suppose you could be identified as "overqualified" if you don't limit entries on your resume. Actually asking for an age or birthdate is illegal in the U.S. At my previous company, where I began in the startup stage, we had lots of people
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by sabat 17y ago
Black-and-white fallacy, isn't all this? Because people can use polite words to suggest less-than-polite things doesn't automatically mean you can't be polite. Your intentions will come through, regardless of the actual words you employ.
917.
by sabat 17y ago
"Just last week I cut out fructose." --Kramer
918.
by sabat 17y ago
37 Signals is on record as having stored passwords in plain text. They thought it was just fine at the time. I'm glad to hear they finally caught up with the new millenium.
919.
by sabat 17y ago
It's funny -- I remember a self-appointed security guru here saying that the fact that 37 Signals doesn't encrypt passwords was perfectly fine, a minor detail. You can't half-ass basic security measures. It's like leaving your car unlocked
920.
by sabat 17y ago
If you have something to hide, don't do it on the Internet. Sure. But Schmidt's careless disregard for privacy? Look, 1984 was a warning, not a textbook.
921.
by sabat 17y ago
My own experience of SL doesn't quite match the article's analysis. I didn't stay because it always seemed like a ghost town, even in its heyday, and the GUI program itself is slow as a dog (not to mention the network response).
922.
by sabat 17y ago
I'd hardly call Scientific American a political magazine.
923.
by sabat 17y ago
Yes -- for instance, 37Signals is considered a success.
924.
by sabat 17y ago
http://www.manta.com/company/mmntyj8
925.
by sabat 18y ago
That's not Twitter. That's you. I haven't seen Twitter down in months.
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by sabat 18y ago
They are asking for (in most cases) millions of dollars to develop a likely unproven idea. They're asking for money that can potentially make the VCs very, very rich. Or at least make a good return on investment. The VCs are choosing to
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by sabat 18y ago
Yeah, telling it like it is -- that's just lame.
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by sabat 18y ago
rich->funnel_money_from_middle_class( hide=[true] ) environment->screw( distort_facts=[true] ) populus->dictate_christian_lifestyle() populus->promote_fascism( not_called_fascism_when_we_do_it=[true] )
929.
by sabat 18y ago
That sounds good in theoretical terms. Sounds just fine. Live it, though, and you may change your mind. For instance, when that "lifestyle" you speak of means giving your child a decent upbringing in a reasonable neighborhood -- I'll work f
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by sabat 18y ago
For those interested in game theory (like me) and have yet to actually understand it (like me), the Teaching Company has a lecture series on it. I've heard it's good.

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