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I especially liked the frantic-nerds-with-energy-drinks picture that this article painted in my mind. Top-notch reporting, Miami Herald.

@jasonlotito did great job saying what I'd already planned on saying. I'll just add that it can be easy to write off signs, or to say you can cope with it, especially when one is s…

Old, but good, and apropos given the Prop 8 and DoMA discussions in the US Supreme Court. While it uses gay marriage as an example, it's really good rundown of several things that …

Looks interesting, but can we get some background about why it's particularly remarkable? I haven't heard of the author, and though it's an interesting topic, there seem to be a lo…

I feel like something similar could have been said about Xmonad. Yet, through its configuration and extension mechanisms, it's become a gateway for a lot of people wanting to learn…

I think the author and Armstrong have significantly different ideas of what a "type" is. That's not a huge surprise—depending on background, you'll often get several definitions fr…

Or, if the masters are too hard at first, see if their pupils have written annotations. I tried Turing, couldn't even understand why what he was talking about was important (or why…

I love Trello. I've been using it to plan my wedding. At first my fiancee was worried that it would add too much overhead. (She was never overly concerned that it was spectacularly…

I'm only a somewhat familiar with the geography there, but IIRC, it's similar to what's described here: "Cables almost never land in industrial zones, first because such areas are …

I put in a zipcode and it just took me to the same page I was on. Pretty page, but it didn't seem to do anything.

Anyone else having trouble finding a good definition of "Structured Dialogic Design"? Apparently it's been used in the Cypriot peace process, but I can't find a good description of…

How would you describe the attention to craftsmanship of software in scientific computing? The most illuminating thing about Climategate to me was the state of the software: is thi…

I'll admit I'm struggling not to anthropomorphize Spirit too much here. Maybe it's the face-like features of the mast mounted pan-cam. Maybe it's that XKCD strip from awhile back..…

I'm not sure why "encourage" is in quotes. If you mean, "inspire the next generation of city planners and architects to design places that people want to actually live" you're righ…

So any word on if it'll be closed or open when it's done? I wouldn't mind paying (especially if that would speed delivery of a usable product), but I'd be worried about it becoming…

I never realized this, but he reads like a very bizarre "Old Spice" ad.

It never ceases to amaze me how "easy" everything is for Tom Friedman. Especially given his complete lack of any real experience. It was just a couple of months ago that he was tal…

As a bit of meta-commentary, I have to say: it's exchanges like the one's between you and jsdalton and you and pakeha that make me love HN. It's pretty rare to see such honest conv…

First off, I think this is pretty well-reasoned. This part struck me as interesting: "I believe tests should be written in the language most natural for the problem... I have never…

Thanks, I've been looking for a crank adjustable base like this. The motor-operated ones seem overly complex for a task that could easily be accomplished manually and the OP's 2 pe…

IIRC, Redis uses skip lists in its implementation of sorted sets. Good rundown of the data structure.

Definitely not a new idea—I remember something like this running through the dorms in 2000. Still, it's a good example of using the existing notoriety to pivot and the Facebook int…