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These concerns sprouted from the White House's comment that ISPs should not block legal content. Logically, this does not imply that ISPs have to start filtering for illegal conten…

> "If the West is wrong about our ideals being universal, then our society is no better than others anyway and it doesn't matter (in the long run for the overall good of humanity) …

Just over a month ago, on March 30, they picked Kansas City, Kansas. Google Blog: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/ultra-high-speed-broa... HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/it…

Or the Humble Bundle, for that matter. http://www.humblebundle.com/#contribute

Apple has "Numbers", which seems as good a name for a spreadsheet program as any, to me.

... sign up for cryonics?

I don't doubt it. I was just tickled by how the evidence that social proof works echoed the use of social proof.

> And I was dealing with all walks of life. Holiday makers of all kinds. From backpackers, to ... they were all affected by the truthful claim that almost everybody bought the pack…

We can laud the achievements Apple has accomplished without refraining from criticism where they fall short. Furthermore, even taking what you say for granted, these past achieveme…

That they are free to make this choice doesn't mean the community needs to roll over in accepting it. A response to this news that doesn't indicate displeasure would lack integrity…

Woah, I just noticed that when the mouse hovers over "Close tabs to the right" or "Close other tabs", the tabs that will close start to flash. (Chrome 9.0.597.67 beta, Windows) Whe…

My own anecdotal observations suggest most laptops don't have a dedicated middle-click button, though most do emulate a middle click when the right and left buttons are simultaneou…

That a loose analogy can be drawn between network neutrality and newspapers does not mean both cases have equal merits. One of the merits of each case must be their practicality, a…

After a Mass Effect marathon, I started instinctively reaching for "quicksave" before making decisions or initiating dialogue. If only...

I'm surprised by the domination of Western Europe by iOS, and that Symbian's share there is so low. Even Android's numbers are double that of Symbian. Compare East Europe, where Sy…

I found it myself just yesterday through a completely unrelated channel. Didn't catch the author at first glance! Seeing Yudkowsky linked to FF.net on HN made me do a double-take. …

Were all 10 of these suicides from FoxConn's Shenzhen plant (population 330,000)? If so, perhaps a fair basis of comparison would be the suicide rate at other manufacturing plants,…

Actually, the arrow keys can substitute for the WASD keys. WASD is just easier to use one-handed with the spacebar.

“If we did not act, we faced a draconian future. Where one man, one company, one carrier was the future.” – Google Vice-President of Engineering Vic Gundotra explains why the compa…

Well, Wave is still in "Technical Preview". Hopefully, business-class apps won't need a "down for maintenance" sign.

Hmm, perhaps. I hadn't considered the language barrier, but it's a good point. I guess the thought that a great work has to drop its science fiction "disguise" to gain respect rais…

The cumulative result is a version of “Metropolis” whose tone and focus have been changed. “It’s no longer a science-fiction film,” said Martin Koerber, a German film archivist and…

You can do the same in Chrome. Check under Options ("Basic" tab) > "Manage" next to Default Search. You should see a list of search engines. If you've already used the search engin…

I'm curious how Page responded. Given what happened, it does seem he tilted Brin's way in the end.