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I use the 4000 and have for the last 8-9 years. They break or otherwise fail to wear or spillage but I've had 4 of them and my hands and wrists don't hurt. If Microsoft ever stops …

I'm starting to wonder if all this developer time we're saving by using Ruby is leaking out in other places (chiefly, deployment and performance optimization). I'm new to Go, but i…

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Don't forget about the true rent-seeking, taxpayer gouging insurance companies. I find that by the time I've paid my $950 a month in insurance, paying another $40 copay to the doct…

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I would like to echo this sentiment. Further, having read the author's book 3 weeks ago, I'm confident even he wouldn't say the uneducated are going to save America. His book is ab…

As the father of a near 3 year old the educational questions weigh heavily on my mind. While this is a great thought experiment ("How could we make it better?") it's scary when giv…

Maybe they only do the genotyping and other people can handle other aspects of disease prediction and prevention. Knowing something doesn't predict something else is just as good a…

Horrible headline. I'm now more inclined to buy from 23andMe than I was before because I know they are doing legitimate science and reporting the results without prejudice. Questio…

"tasty, weaponized ice cream treats" - I didn't need more convincing.

That was exactly my point. Just because the Terms of Service of some place says something doesn't make doing that action illegal. The cops won't come to enforce someone's terms of …

Yeah, I was laughing about how an Acer laptop took down their service and did damage to their network. If I was JSTOR, I wouldn't prosecute just because it makes our company look r…

Am I the only one who is bothered by the comparison here of "I could be sued for" and "it's illegal for me to"? Just because someone can sue you for it doesn't mean it's illegal. I…

I second MVPs. The customer acquisition strategy is usually harder than the actual application. I am guessing, and patio11 can back me up if he agrees, that it is much harder to ge…

I think the idea is to get them to the point where you would take their credit card number, and instead say that you're developing the product and ask them if they want to leave th…

First, subvert the law. Second, make it public (blog post is a good start). Third, start contacting your congressmen. Fourth, attempt to contact Google and indicate that you're get…

I'm mostly okay with the law covering this specific situation, but the law could reasonably be amended to allow for an easy way for parents to give consent - instead of companies j…

I agree with you that you not only have to break the law but publicly flaunt it. I think the blog post is a good first step in an overall plan, which may include the production of …

Am I the only person who thinks this is a great way to teach your son about civil disobedience? It's clear this law, while well intended, isn't meant to cover this specific situati…

Thanks for the info, I'll check into it. I agree there are lots of complexities here and finding the "lowest resting state" economically is difficult. Maybe someone should write a …

As someone who is living in Las Vegas NV (no state income tax) I am struggling with where I should move. I just checked and the CA state income tax is 10% for my earning bracket. T…

Calufa, next time you're in Vegas, send me a message and we'll get a beer. Thank you. You just made something I'm doing vastly more awesome.

I'm eager to hear about the results of your experiment. Is anyone else going to do something similar with a different framework or language?

Which is strange because I'm pretty sure I watched the Al Pacino version of Heat on Netflix instant in the least 6 months. Edit: I just checked and it's not on instant, but I'm pre…

You might want to double check "Gladiator" because I'm pretty sure the one on IMDB isn't the one available on Netflix instant. :) I told my wife this was one of the most important …