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Also interesting: if you look at the acknowledgements of Hauptmann's paper (at the end, just before references), he says, "I would like to thank Norbert Blum for carefully reading …

Having worked worked in both quantum information and biology, I have a few things to say about this article... 1) The 1st paragraph really annoys me. Quantum computers don't solve …

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I recently had some ideas about how to use the concept of locality-sensitive hashes with thread/worker pools that share locking resources. Basically, it's useful when want things w…

Hopefully, the hashes are physically secure and accessed in a way that would require a great deal of human effort to steal. If that is the case, then yes, you can control the login…

These terse responses are always open to misinterpretation, especially by non-technical users who may not fully understand open source. That's the problem. "We have a backlog, but …

For paying a bounty, yes, assuming it can be arranged in a timely fashion. For the latter, probably not. Assuming that for whatever reason I cannot write the patch myself, I do not…

"Unfortunately, I don't have time to learn this system and work my way through your review process. I think I'll have to buy [insert (possibly proprietary) alternative] for now. Be…

Compounding this problem, conventional security wisdom is that you should never acknowledge unsolicited email, because the spammer might be using a fake unsubscribe link to confirm…

I have Firefox "3.6.16pre," through Ubuntu. When I try to access the app, it tells me that my browser isn't supported and sends me to mozilla.com to download... Firefox 3.6.15 Vers…

You should still check this carefully. It would suck to find out after you have started making money that you're about to get slammed with litigation.

You can build stuff. In this economic climate, that gives you an advantage in cofounder negotations, as there's a huge supply of unattached business people floating around. I've be…

From my time as a volunteer high school tech support helper, I remember the first year that Dell shipped us laptops without the external floppy drives. This was annoying to many of…

With the huge amount of publicity and increased likelihood that more older entrepreneurs will apply, the probability of acceptance for some teams may decrease so much as to reduce …

I've never sold a company, but I've dealt with a couple of pretty questionable cofounding/employment contracts lately, and making a deal seem "very much like a standard-fair offer"…

I applied for internships at both companies. Google actually mentioned in their rejection email that I should feel free to ask questions - so I did. No answer. With Facebook, I at …

I'm still not sure why I upvoted this. I think because it was surprising - high entropy. I'm not sure if I consider this "right," but you have definitely made waves.

My first hypothesis is that it's a question of comparative opportunity cost, rather than absolute cost. When a company gets very large, it usually struggles to keep innovating unde…

What surprises me (and makes me most skeptical) is that they can remember days by date. Did these people actually know what the date was every year of their lives? This implies to …

This is an attitude that some recruiting startups like us all to believe, but even as a naive and inexperienced 22 year old, I think it's dangerous. I've had a startup implode, and…