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This is not about evaluating what is objectively better for the consumer. There is much less tolerance for the "ask for forgiveness, not permission" mentality in Germany than Ameri…

I find the angry tone of this message to be misplaced and unnecessary.

Node would be useful for the chat feature that one can see in the screenshots.

Patently false. http://www.glassdoor.com/Salary/Google-Salaries-E9079.htm

The fundamental problem is actually the arbitrary separation of the practical and theoretical. They should be informing one another. Consider this: many great "theoretical" discove…

The fact is that past X hours most people just aren't very productive I agree with the sentiment, but people need to remember that the number 'X' is different for different people.…

The article's title is quite link-baity. That being said, it is obvious that technology will displace more and more traditional human labor. Of course, unlike in the past, human la…

The article seems to subtly suggest that if you do not have an advanced degree [1], you do not have "brains." As someone who has "brains" but has chosen not to pursue and advanced …

That's a bit of an overstatement. Many purchases are time-sensitive to the extent that expected deflation would have to be very high.

This blog entry is not very generalizable. It implies a certain kind of programming for a certain kind of business.

This whole situation is more depressing than anything. Who would have thought that exemplars of our industry would cheat their own employees to this degree. One might have expected…

"The idea that you will learn more in industry than in a CS degree only applies if A) you are in a shitty CS program or B) you aren't trying hard enough to learn anything." Disagre…

So you should run away from Google? Sorry, I couldn't help myself. I actually think you have a valid point.

I disagree. If this person is a good abstract and technical thinker, he should be able to make the leap if he is sufficiently motivated. You absolutely do NOT need multiple years o…

I would argue that the wealthy are doing what they have an incentive to do, which is to hoard wealth. The problem is, rather than their wealth "trickling down" throughout the econo…

I think it is worth pointing out that for the vast majority of people, there still a level of 'belief' required for the modern science, not unlike the religions of old. There are v…

There is clearly no reason for software patents. To look at this issue from another angle, consider the following. What was the reason for creating the patent system in the first p…

I think the desire to work as hard and long as possible is admirable -- but if the long-term result is lower real productivity, then it's ultimately futile and counterproductive. T…

Well, there are separate issues at play: 1) In a market economy, monopolies should generally be distrusted and prevented whenever possible. 2) There are people who are unsatisfied …

I'm glad that at least some of the commenters try to wait for both sides of the story before grabbing a pitchfork.

Actually, it is almost universally admired when a person pushes him or herself. One way to do that happens to be to work harder than other people. Now, it can get to the point wher…

Why are people defending artificially depressed wages? What planet are you from?

So after reading through the comments, a lot of devs apparently do not make the distinction between static typing and Java.

I'm curious as to what you mean when you say Russia is a "known evil." Are you alluding to real life? Movies? The Cold War? It would seem that true rationality and evil have little…