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The Google car idea was misguided, but getting involved with something as deeply personal, moral and cultural as marriage can't actually be happening. I suspect this will be a hoax…

I take it you haven't experienced the kinds of challenges the poor face every day, challenges that act as a cruel gravity that keep them poor. This heat wave much of North America …

Louis CK has gotten a tonne of free advertising on HN (and now techdirt). When that gravy train stops, it's going to be a lot tougher.

I just want to add my voice and agree that yes, I hate the Firefox updates. I actually hate using Firefox because of it. When I can abandon it completely (it's still used a bit in …

If he doesn't know the lyrics to Lady Gaga's "Poker Face", can we lynch him? Psst. That's sarcasm.

37 Signals can do what they want because their product is so good. Look, I'm not a fanboy by any stretch, I'm not even a subscriber (yet), but I've been testing the new Basecamp an…

Reminds me of when I did the Rejection Therapy challenge[1] (the game forces you to interact with strangers and get rejected). The trick for me was to try and find context in the s…

I'll assume you already did step 0 that Patio11 described, and they haven't paid you and aren't returning your calls. I've been down this road so I completely empathize with you. I…

As a single dad myself, I'm rooting for the guy. This is a great opportunity and I'm glad Techcrunch is picking up on the story. Hopefully this happens for him.

I had the similar thought that animals tend to be more empathetic and forgiving than humans. On many occasions I've seen my cats console each other. They have consoled me too. The …

It's a mindset that may (or may not) be prevelant in Canada, and it looks like a heckuva interesting book, so I see lots of value in his comment.

RIM says they're going to launch next year, when the iPhone 5 launches, but I think it's a stalling tactic. They surely don't want BB10 going up against Apple's 5 and still looking…

Facebook is the new television.

Facebook's new massive email list is another thing to segment and sell off to advertisers, and another way to make money from its users. I can also see partnerships with anti-spam …

Sounds like the "academic edition" of the Rejection Therapy game: http://rejectiontherapy.com But on a more serious note, Mark reframed his rejections into a positive learning oppo…

Ah, double stealth. I've been in that mode for awhile (except I call it "languishing").