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I agree with Rand. It's the duty of the CEO and other executives at any company to maximize return on investment for their shareholders. If Apple executives were to voluntarily inc…

God this brings back memories: http://sixrevisions.com/web_design/popular-search-engines-in...

One possibility I haven't seen mentioned here: 1. Government does actually know how the Internet works 2. Makes this attempt, knows it will fail 3. Waits until somebody blows thems…

Can somebody recommend some good books on building distributed systems, both introductory and more advanced?

It would happen if there was enough demand for it, just like the first power plant, the first radio, the first car, the first steam engine, etc. None of these items were developed …

I got Dr. Sbaitso with my Creative sound card when I was little. I remember asking him all these questions about sex, then printing out the conversation. Then I panicked, thinking …

You're asking for more government intervention because of the poor results from the first intervention. If the government didn't bail out the banks in the first place, most of thes…

I do believe governments and central banks would like to suppress its use, though I wouldn't claim that's the only reason it isn't used in transactions today. It's in their interes…

> Every financial asset you own, whether it is paper money or a number in a bank account, is somebody else's liability. Gold is a form of money with no counterparty risk; if I own …

I'll add one more reason I don't think we're in a gold bubble: as long as countries around the world continue devaluing their currencies, the nominal price of gold will continue to…

I'd actually disagree. The constitution explicitly enumerates the powers of the federal government. Many (most?) modern federal programs, departments, and laws aren't _explicitly_ …

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if PayPal supported the law. Many regulations protect large, established players by raising the cost of entry for new market participants. PayPal …

I didn't down vote, but I don't think the issue isn't as black and white as you're suggesting. Let me offer an alternative possibility: The "bad guys" fail to act on this informati…

In a perfect system, I would like to see voting require a license. People require a driver's license because uneducated drivers can harm others. Uneducated voters can cause similar…

I thought about immortality, but I suspect you'd fail to enlist the (massive) religious populations of Earth since you'd be competing directly with their existing power structure a…

I think hostile aliens are a specific example of a more general unifier: non-human common enemies. This might include hostile AI (think SkyNet), solar radiation, or perhaps even a …

Whether it's terrorism or leaks, neocons - like this author - appear to frequently endorse head cutting as an effective method of battling hydras.

Many years ago when I attended First Aid/CPR training from the American Red Cross, I was told that you can actually get in serious trouble for performing CPR without a valid licens…

Google Docs export functionality was also broken all yesterday, resulting in an infinite redirect loop upon download.

I think I would have worded this differently: It's possible that Manning's actions would cost lives. It's also possible that Manning's actions would save lives, perhaps by aborting…

On the other hand, Lamo might have argued that his status as a famous hacker makes him a regular target for the fabricated tales of script kiddies and weirdos worldwide. Encounteri…

If you were in Lamo's position, how would you have handled it?

Same here. I assume you're in Prague? I thought I was alone here...