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by shib71 17y ago
When I discover someone saying "Twitter is a replacement for RSS" what I actually hear is "I'm a bleeding-edge-fanboy who can't be bothered with thinking about actual use-cases". Twitter and RSS are completely different approaches to conten
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by shib71 17y ago
The next stage in Troll evolution: from polluting other people's discussions to creating negative meme's.
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by shib71 17y ago
Finally, some practical advice introvert to introvert.
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by shib71 17y ago
Nice overview of the most recent focus for collective navel gazing. I suspect the only way for 'reporters' to prevent second-hand reporting is to write articles that have a high signal-to-noise ratio. Articles that can't be reduced further
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by shib71 17y ago
Your patronising tone is a little silly. Newspapers may be dying out, but there will always be a place for "media companies". Few people are willing to depend on Twitter and the blogosphere for news, and Yahoo is one of the few companies th
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by shib71 17y ago
He makes a good point about sport fans and coupon clippers having subsidized "real" news. HN is a prime example of why that can't work online. Is there any reason that can't capitalise on that reversal by creating niche news sites that exce
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by shib71 17y ago
It's not about safety, it's about privacy. Teenagers define themselves by who they talk to even more than what they talk about.
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by shib71 17y ago
Can someone explain the phrase "the obsolete Ogg Theora" thrown in at the end? Throw-away trollbait or valid argument?
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by shib71 17y ago
I'd be interested in seeing the actual questions. The ones mentioned in the summary (how easy was it to find the shopping area? and others about the Explore Pane) seem biased towards Bing.
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by shib71 17y ago
There are proofs (by humans) that are too large for all but a rare few to check. Wiles' proof of "Fermat's Last Theorum" was 100 pages. Courtesy of Wikipedia: "Because Wiles had incorporated the work of so many other specialists, it had bee
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by shib71 17y ago
I like the concept. But it could have been explained with half the words. A third if he deigned to use bullet points.
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by shib71 17y ago
I have some questions. The big draw for sites like Facebook is not just the core social network, it's also the tangental functionality that builds on that core. And this protocol aims to be a secure P2P implementation of the core. Does that
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by shib71 17y ago
The real innovation in these products is the ecosystem of attribution they've built into the marketplace. When you view a particular image you can see what images it is based on, what images build on it, etc.
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by shib71 17y ago
I got my current job (bespoke web development) based on my participation in an email list. Apparantly the other guys just recognized the name on the resume. Never underestimate the value of a reputation in the community.
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by shib71 17y ago
Not that I have any problem with editorials. But there should be a clear separation from the actual content, and in this forum that means a comment. Negative sensationalism is just as irritating as hype.
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by shib71 17y ago
Five second summary: OMFG a new protocol / communication pattern has potential downsides. I'm sure you're all shocked.
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by shib71 17y ago
Except that they would only have to deal with 1 hit/min instead of 130, and possibly on a static file instead of a one generated on the fly.
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by shib71 17y ago
I agree that being a leader in the field does offer flexibility and choice. But I don't think that's always (or even mostly) why people work to that position. They do it because they LIKE writing and speaking, or because networking is a key
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by shib71 17y ago
I have been using this feed for as long as I've known about HN. I can count the number of times I've been to the HN front page on one hand. http://news.ycombinator.com/rss
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by shib71 17y ago
This stream-of-consciousness style of writing is a sure sign of a fluff piece. Narrative is not a convincing argument, and two pages filled with "this is so" statements do not interest me.
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by shib71 17y ago
Sounds like my my reaction. Until their improvements can actually be tested and used outside the lab, why should I care? This announcement is very, very close to being vaporware.
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by shib71 18y ago
And what happens with users that want to comment but choose not to use Facebook? (yes we exist)
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by shib71 18y ago
Apparantly you can learn about anything by studying anything.
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by shib71 18y ago
Ofshoring not just work, but workers. I can see why a lot of people would be sensitive about the idea, particularly given the current economic problems. But I think if I were in that situation (financial freefall), a complete reboot of my l