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I don't think that's exactly true of dot com and '08. In both cases the developing bubbles were identified and widely discussed in the years prior to the burst. The surprise in '08…

Mass. Electric cars are much heavier. F=ma.

This is a pessimistic, anti-progress perspective. As you point out, there are plenty of other problems in the recycling chain. But this is a small step in the right direction. And …

Talk about burying the lede

I think that comment actually misses Susan Cain's point entirely. Here's a quote from Ms. Cain: "Shyness and introversion are not the same thing. Shy people fear negative judgment,…

This was an interesting point in the context of comparing YC to a large company: Comparing himself to an air-traffic controller, Graham says much of his time is spend making introd…

At some point in the article he states: Evolution simply could never have anticipated... Evolution, by definition, doesn't anticipate anything. It's disappointing to see a universi…

Can we please drop this hyperbolic platitude that "ideas are worthless." You need to have ideas. That's how you decide what to do. In the case that the author describes, your ideas…

A couple of comments: And if cars are receiving 20 times more actual use, that would imply that there would be 20 times less cars sold Actually, no it wouldn't. If cars are getting…

It's interesting to look at these renderings in the context of the story from a couple of days ago about working out at the office ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3314922 ). …

If the author were writing in the late 60's he could have titled a similar piece: Why GM will never feel threatened by Toyota

FYI, this is one of those "classic blog posts." It was originally posted in 2005 when many of his points hadn't yet been repeated to death.

At the risk of sounding overly snarky, I don't think that GM's leadership is in any position to make recommendations on how to run a car company Despite the general level of incomp…

I have a friend who owns a company that makes manufacturing equipment. I've often heard him say, usually in frustration, that if you make something in America you will eventually g…

Knowing the business. If we ask a bunch of questions and they have the answers at their fingertips because they understand the domain really well, that's a good sign. An old boss o…

Very nice work! I'm seeing a bug in the drawing demo on the front page. I can draw the first line and it works as expected, but if I release the mouse and try to draw a second line…

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/24/74521/

A few points: - Apple is pushing the boundaries of minimalism with their industrial design (to absurd levels in cases like the control-free iPod Shuffle). This is not necessarily b…

To blindly give your faith to someone because of who they are? Read my comment again. I never blindly gave him faith. I was pointing out that he's a well-known expert in this field…

OP jumped to an unsubstantiated conclusion Unsubstantiated? The OP is Don Norman ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Norman ) and he's speaking from experience. The fact that he …

He's not creepy, just honest There's a certain branch of honesty that's intensely creepy. It happens when someone is oblivious to the emotions of the people around them, and it's g…