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I really like the package management options in emacs. Between Package.el (baked into emacs 24) and el-get I can include almost anything I need by configuring my dotfile. Packages …

For me, this whole situation comes down to personal responsibility. It was EJ's decision to let a stranger stay in her home. No one made her do this. While it is unfortunate that t…

Chrome dev tools now have pretty print built in. Probably need dev channel.

I eat with Peanut Butter and Jelly.

Whenever I need a refresher I go to Khan -> http://www.khanacademy.org

While reading this, I kept thinking of the excellent Twilight Zone episode "Time Enough at Last." In it, The book loving protagonist survives the "end of the world" and, after bein…

"The answer to long term to unemployment is... We need to add to the Constitution the right to a decent education for every America. (including providing every student with an iPOD…

Here is a nice chart showing YOY price index changes in various categories. http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/04/what-is-really-inflatio...

The lead quote from Mans Adler is interesting. I'm still trying to grok it -> "You don't start a rock band today, you start a company." Is he trying to say that it is fashionable o…

These ribbons look to be the same thing that exists in MS outlook. I must say that I think the outlook UI is messy. Way too much going on. If I used it more I would spend more time…

"It's not a surprise that we know we have crises every five or ten years. My daughter came home from school one day and said, 'daddy, what's a financial crisis?' And without trying…

Are we moving towards a world where people walk around with video cameras strapped to their heads to broadcast for all? While elements of such a world might be cool, it seems a lit…

How about a website that will aid in classifying your something as either a nothing, project or a startup? OK. I think I've just found my new startup. YC look out!

Attn MEAPs: I was notified this morning of the following: "We are pleased to announce that The Joy of Clojure is now complete! As a MEAP subscriber you can download your copy of th…

I wish to hell I had learned the Soroban growing up. Now it's on my unending todo list. I'll probably make a go at it when my kid is ready for it. We can learn together :)

I'm using sound manager on http://hackernewsradio.com as well. Right now I am just forcing flash. I had too many problems with html5 audio. I really wanted speex encoded audio but …