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I tend to agree with you. When I write scripts, I target sh, not bash. If it doesn't fit in sh, then I look at a dedicated scripting language (perl/ruby/python) that will almost ce…

This makes a lot of sense, and meshes with my own experience. I've created a lot of programs that collect data using Python/Ruby/similar and then use R for the analysis. While usin…

Congrats to the Zite team. You made one of my favorite apps, and whether you continue development at CNN or move on to other ventures, I wish you the best and look forward to seein…

If you're on FreeBSD you can use dummynet to simulate packet delay and loss. It's quite handy. My partner has slow, unreliable, high-latency Internet in his house and there are an …

You know nothing about the people you judged except that they threw a coffee into a virtual 'give a coffee / take a coffee' tray. And from that, you've extrapolated that they care …

Being a fast-follower is often an excellent strategy. I've long thought that somebody will make a fortune by setting up a company that clones successful America-centric startups in…

I don't agree that ACSOI makes sense. Marketing isn't just the initial customer acquisition cost. It's also a substantial expense that keeps existing customers active, engaged and …

It'd be trivial to sort the calls by listening to a few seconds of each to identify potential high value phone numbers (banks, florists, catalogue ordering lines, etc), then listen…

What's the point of an apology? Homeaway.com, VRBO.com, and roomarama.com all offer similar products, and they built their businesses without dishonesty or spam.

If my business could borrow at the same rates as the US government I would take on as much debt as possible, in perpetuity.

The only blessing in this story is that the miscreants made their damage so plainly obvious that the problems were identified quite quickly. If they'd been a bit more subtle and a …

http://www.google.com/patents?id=DlttAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&#38... It appears that's allowable now, since the patent has expired.

I'd argue that the existing system does just that. The big boys have portfolios of patents that they fling at each other until some sort of cross-licensing deal is reached, whilst …

For any project, you're always balancing quality, schedule, budget, scope and risk to try to get the best business outcome. Because of this, I don't believe in any of the hard and …

I'd argue that USAA is already trouncing BankSimple. USAA competes with the same sort of value proposition (convenient banking with great service, but without a B&M presence), and …

Some people might also be concerned that the note about sending emails wasn't added to the post until after there was mass outrage at the lack of notification. Makes it feel very i…