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Actually, the problem is that people--even hackers--are too romantic. And the ones that aren't too romantic are often just too scared to really try. If you are willing to let go of…

I'm waiting for the free e-ink e-book reader, and e-books that are DRM-free or at least not severely encumbered by DRM. Only then will e-books be viable. Can't a big publisher come…

If you like Chipotle, you should find a Pancheros. Pancheros is very similar to Chipotle, but it has much better tortillas, and that makes a huge difference.

AOL has a lot of very popular sites and brands, like Engadget and TMZ. The AOL-branded sites are pretty much worthless, but there is a lot of value there otherwise.

A recommendation for/against a particular designer is worthless without some kind of description of your first-hand experience with the designer. You wouldn't do business with them…

Are you basing your recommendation on first-hand experience, second-hand experience, or just general reputation?

The key is the trivial deployment. If a user wants a little app, and he has no server and no hosting provider, and he doesn't know how to install software or configure a shared hos…

I think it is brilliant. Client-side Javascript is the QBasic of this decade--it is the first language of a lot of (most?) self-taught programmers. It makes a lot of sense to offer…

Wind power works by creating wind resistance. In order for there to be _less_ air resistance with them installed, they would have to be replacing something that caused even more wi…

It isn't the same amount of fuel. If the car's engine is going to power something else besides the car, it is going to have to work harder. Imagine the car is running in a vacuum a…

What is your objective? If your objective is to help the environment, then this won't work; you are replacing coal/nuclear-generated electricity with gasoline-powered electricity, …

I used my tuition money to live overseas for a year, and I just got back. I haven't really run into any problems yet.

I tried to tutor Computer Science while I was an undergraduate. My clients were always people who would call me around finals time and ask me to help them cram. There were seniors …

The easiest and fasted way to lose at negotiating is to ask "is this negotiable?". When you negotiate, you are supposed to be convincing the other side to give you what you want on…

Have you ever had a serious job with female coworkers? I'm going to guess "no," since your entire post is nonsense. First, you are referring to informal situations. But, this is (s…

You usually shouldn't call them girls in a professional forum unless they are younger than 16. Using a noun as an adjective is also bad form. / the more you know

Write yourself a post-it note that says "Don't respond to email when you are drunk" and put it on your monitor (next to your passwords) before you go out.

The ads on the right side of Google's search results are sometimes helpful. But, the search results are being clogged with made-for-AdSense sites. Google's search results would be …

Every time I notice a relevant ad in my Gmail, it reminds me that I really need to find a way to protect the privacy of my email.

See Microsoft CardSpaces (InfoCard). I don't know if it will catch on but it is very sound technically.

This seems to be like a site that is supposed to appeal to the general public. Aren't you worried that it won't get through the content filters at businesses and schools due to the…

The thing about low-cost web hosting is that it is impossible to stop your web host--or their contractors--from getting the data. Even if you use TLS (SSL), the web host and their …

Instead of giving our private information to Google to use for 18 months, we are giving it to you to use indefinitely? Where is your privacy policy? And, what is your hosting provi…