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by synnik 17y ago
Maybe I just have a different perspective -- I think of HN as online "hallway discussions". None of his points are flaws under this perspective...
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I had to read their page a second time to see that, yes, they did state it can be used as a base for custom designs. Sounds like their intent is not clearly communicated...
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Reading about the flaws of a binary notion of right/wrong reminded me of the 10% rule, that I've noticed is not as prevalent in software as it should be: For details that fit the 10% rule: 1) Only 10% of people will notice 2) Only 10% of th
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by synnik 17y ago
If the sysadmin is truly unscrupulous, they might be flat out writing all successful passwords to a database. Never lose sight of the fact that anything you send online can be stored by the site owner. Make your own judgments on how you rea
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I am one of those everyday "content" people. I used to be "passionate"... doing startup work, personal projects, climbing mountains (literally), etc. You know what? I'm happier now. I have more burdens, I'm in worse health, I have little pe
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by synnik 17y ago
"People with a passion with nothing are the ones who are content to lead an ordinary life. They are the ones who can grow up, go to school, get married, get a good job, buy a house in the suburbs, raise children and grandchildren and die ut
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by synnik 17y ago
It also isn't an open market. Did I read that right that people owning shares in a private company need to put them up for sale? So the supply of shares is limited vs a public company. First off, many shares aren't going to be transferable
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by synnik 17y ago
Nice. But once again, building a widget in a weekend is very different than building a full product, in particular if you include an actual business model or community surrounding that product.
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There is a huge distinction between being "responsible" for errors and "legally liable". Responsibility is just good practice - own the problems and provide resolutions. But legally liable? No way. Even the most mature products still have f
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by synnik 17y ago
Google itself isn't helping to distinguish URLs vs. Search when they make the address bar in Chrome do both. FWIW, If I type "facebook", it sends me straight to facebook.com, "twitter" takes me to search results.
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by synnik 17y ago
I thought it was fairly well established that questions like these may have been in vogue 10 years ago, but are not really used anymore?
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by synnik 17y ago
Whether Star Trek or sci-fi in general, we're talking about fiction here. Any problem that true science can through at a plot, the writer can work around. I just finished re-reading 'The Forever War', and in that novel, the issue was resolv
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by synnik 17y ago
Attractive, yes. But why, exactly, is this better than my browser's bookmarks?
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Because they are expending their mischievous energy on reddit and 4chan. I'm joking, but the point is serious -- if youth are the main demographic to commit crimes, and our youth now spend a lot more time indoors/online... wouldn't it make
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by synnik 17y ago
We were discussing HTML5 last week in an architecture meeting, in regards to how we want to develop richer web apps within our organization. One guy asked, "When exactly will the HTML5 spec be done?" The rest of the room laughed.
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by synnik 17y ago
Yes. For apparently similar reasons to other people. 1) To write. Whether or not I am good at it or anyone reads it, I enjoy the act of writing. 2) To record a bit of who I am, not for the internet, but for my kids, just in case I get hit b
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These types of efforts always look like a blast. But I've also always seen one fatal flaw - when people go straight from brainstorming ideas into execution, they often miss the due diligence step to see what is already out there. The concep
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They do outsource it. The costs are cheaper, and most data centers I've talked to can still grant you the same control over access and security of your data. The data providers aren't idiots. They know what issues corporations are going to
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by synnik 17y ago
But at whose cost? Google already owns a significant chunk of their own infrastructure, so their costs are cheaper than most ISPs. Google could profit at rates that would be "below cost" for other ISPs.
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by synnik 17y ago
Read what you posted: "that relate to the Company's business or the Company's actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development" Does your idea relate to your employers business in any way? There is your answer. For anything more
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by synnik 17y ago
"You will automatically follow the people you e-mail and chat with on a regular basis." I strongly dislike this. I regularly email business associates whom I would not interact with outside of our professional connections. I do not want tho
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by synnik 17y ago
It was correct for both my technical blog, and my personal blog on which I tend to pontificate, but incorrect on my weight-loss blog (no, I haven't lost any yet). Overall, that seems pretty good, as the only inaccuracy is on a site on which
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by synnik 17y ago
I don't have a clue about HR at Facebook, but this sounds like someone who was never seriously considered, and only kept "in the running" because he was submitted by an internal candidate. Especially if he was explicitly told that they were
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by synnik 17y ago
Their statement that the scientists looked in the direction from whence the particle came, but did not see anything should be self-evident. Whatever caused the particle to be travelling at such speeds would still emit light at... the speed
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While I don't argue your point, I've noticed a number of recent comments on HN that say: "I'm a consultant, therefore I am right." My concern is that there is a winnowing of the data that any consultant will be able to comment on: In your c
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It needs to have a significant differentiator from just googling the file extension.
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My first startup was a CMS product in 1998. At the time, it was a terrific space, and we did well. But by 2002, the space was filled, because CMS software just isn't that difficult to write. The factor that made it a viable business in 1998
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by synnik 17y ago
Seeing redesigns is an interesting exercise. But I don't see it being much more than that. The author asked why companies have not done this. Believe me, 9 times out of 10, if it would increase their income, they would have. The fact that t
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by synnik 17y ago
I don't see the need to talk to him. For one thing, it sounds like your satisfaction there will boil down to your personal agenda. If you are trying to build a world-class IT shop, you'll struggle. If you are trying to help the non-profit d
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Their statement is logically correct.. After all, the server is a computer, so you can replace 'computer' with server. Which makes the first evaluation true, and the word 'browser' is never evaluated, or at least irrelevant. You could even

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