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I'm a happy FastMail user, but I think this kind of snark is unprofessional.

Americans consider hamburgers to be a type of sandwich. It can be confusing to people from other countries who don't consider meat in a bun (as opposed to meat between slices of br…

I'm an actuary as well! I would dispute GP that "as an actuary you have to program". The overwhelming majority of actuaries I know barely know how to use VBA. I quit chasing a care…

In practice, forensic accounting is roughly as interesting as archaeology. It makes for some great headlines in the end, but there is an enormous amount of detail and bureaucracy y…

drivebyacct2 has been dead for a long time, but he frequently makes insightful and informative comments.

I've been using http://www.cheapvps.co.uk/ for bots and simple websites, and am pretty happy with it. EDIT: as other people pointed out elsewhere, the UK may not be that much bette…

Ok great, that's good to hear. I know how to find my RPi's IP address (I bought one last week and itching to get stuck into it) Half the point of the RPi is for it to be a cheap, a…

I was excited to try this out until I saw that it won't work on Linux, and won't work on Windows without installing Apple's Bonjour. What possessed them to do this? Does anyone kno…

Really? You must have missed the explanation right there in the middle of the page, underneath the title and picture: Introducing Kindle MatchBook For thousands of qualifying books…

I think this is the first time I've laughed out loud when reading a HN comment. I have a suspicion that you're right.

I have not been a Windows developer for many years, so I admit I may be wrong about things from that perspective. As a Windows user, I still think that their products are pretty go…

I really don't think Microsoft's main product offerings are that bad. The biggest issue with Metro and Windows Phone is a lack of developer support - and I think a significant part…

Your definition and use of the term are correct.

Good news, this really had to happen. One of Microsoft's biggest problems is one of PR - too many people, particularly in the media have just hated Microsoft for years, and Ballmer…

I don't think Nate Silver is an actuary, he's a statistician - completely different jobs. When I went to university (late 90's), the web was still one big geo-cities, there was no …

I am an actuary, and next week is hopefully my last in the industry; I am going off to do an MBA and then hopefully become a semi-technical founder. I got here for exactly the reas…

That's not the way Google works at all. The entire basis of Google's offerings is that they want to give you the most relevant search results possible, along with relevant ads. If …

Cool, thanks.

I'm curious why this was banned from iTunes. Does anyone know if this is against a specific rule, or if it was a subjective decision?

He means that Britain has the worst level of violent crimes of any country in the EU.

Apportable looks like a fantastic product. Does anyone know if such a thing exists going in the other direction (Android to iOS)? Anything to help with making it easier for develop…

Your comments only really apply to the consumer market. Microsoft's position in enterprise is extremely strong. Apple is not making any serious attempt to challenge that (and proba…

I'm not disagreeing with your general point, I'm just saying that if you cut out the hyperbole and bring your criticism down to a more rational level it would carry a lot more forc…

I'm not sure I understand your point - can you please elaborate?

"bigger walled garden than Android" I would agree with.