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That Rapidshare link isn't a valid RAR file. I posted a working torrent of the album here: http://neekolas.tumblr.com/post/108678640/my-first-torrent

As a related question: Could you learn as much taking a free course online (MIT OpenCourseware or Stanford's free courses)? No grades, no need to hand in assignments, no mandatory …

I saw him speak at my University. He's got the right way of looking at things. Very pragmatic. Also, one of my fave TED talks.

I just found this. Apparently the Linux kernel is primarily written by sailors. http://www.vidarholen.net/contents/wordcount/

I am wondering if anyone has worked on an open-source project where people, regularly, included a little humor in their code. Did this make the project go faster, and development m…

While people's portfolio's are hurting right now, for the most part you can make a positive real return on investing in dividend paying stocks or long-term bonds. The only catch is…

...and with only an $800 up front investment I'm sure. All Ponzi schemes are the same.

Isn't every forum that has a few admins basically an oligarchy? Same with mods in IRC.

I think there is news to report every step of the way. It would start with what needs to be done, and why the project is valuable, then move on to what is being done and what miles…

Maybe all that is needed is a non-binding proposal that the top 6 developers would, after the product reaches a particular milestone, band together and start a company, dividing sh…

Fair point. Let's assume that the only goal is to make the project go forward. All compensation and credit should be structured to further this goal. I guess 100% is the best way t…

Drop.io/hackernewsresume It's meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but some employers didn't quite get it.

Another idea I have been thinking about is the necessity of having plans in place, from the beginning, for if, and when, the project begins to have commercial merit. If everyone kn…

That brings up another important question. How do you find the ideal person to take a leadership role for development? That is where the credit should go, but it's a tough spot to …

That's about what I was imagining. I've had people tell me that setting up the SVN, moderating discussions in a mailing list, twittering project updates, and orchestrating the cult…

I'm wondering if you think it can be done. What would be the pitfalls? How would the founder provide value in the early development stages? What properties would the idea require t…

If the government could bend the rules and allow them to renegotiate labour contracts and healthcare without declaring bankruptcy, that should be option #1. If these companies are …

...although I did have one CEO try and bill me for the ink it used for the hardcopy.

I have a 10meg PDF resume (4 pages with lots of pictures, hyperlinks, and partial nudity). It has gotten positive responses about 60% of the time, but they are generally very posit…

Just for the record, the map is showing directions to the Greenlake Zoka, not University.

Whew. Almost forgot about this one. I'll be there

You cunt. That was an awful rickroll

Bauhaus on Cap Hill is pretty great, although a resto-bar would also solve the problems of having minors not being able to attend while letting some of us sip a cool beer.

Bid/Ask is a much more efficient system than an auction. Stock markets were all English auctions until people realized there was a better way.

I think a good place to start looking for a model is donorschoose.org. Don't invest in companies: invest in projects. If you broke the company up into small, discrete, chunks you c…