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I believe that Zed was striving for Zen in his post. As a college student and someone who read LPTHW, I'm quite happy to see this entry. I have seen the negative attitudes of many …

Google is pretty ballsy. After their Safari tracking system fiasco they announce this: the ultimate form of tracking. It shouldn't come as a surprise that Google would make this co…

There is something sleazy about Facebook that extends beyond privacy failures. I don't like the idea of blending a new community I'm about to join with the filth on my Facebook fri…

Totally. I just wouldn't make anything so centered around the idea of a startup. As long as people have reason to gravitate toward the design, people will want it. This goes beyond…

It is my hope that humanity finds a healthy balance between technology and tasks that humans do. Yes, it would be great if Apple didn't have to exploit Chinese workers to make thei…

Just curious, are you concerned with distributing to non-startup fans?

This paper doesn't necessarily answer why people can't program, it just points out some pretty interesting discoveries. http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/reges/mystery/mystery.pdf…

Other than the Google logo in the bottom left hand corner, Google has done a great job of taking the back seat on development. You can pretty much make a map that looks like it's c…

"This knowledge isn’t superficial in a survey-course sense: It is about both deep structure and practical applications. Knowing about, in this sense, is crucial to understanding a …

Very true, untog. I just feel like Spotify should try and make that uphill climb.

Making money in music today's music industry is absurd. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if major record labels vanished in the next 100 years. You'd imagine a band that's put out …

Great advice, Alf. I find this quite interesting because it deviates from what I thought Hemingway's Trick would have been: be a ruthless bastard. The real Hemingway Trick definite…