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Grantland does a really great job.[1] It's probably because Bill Simmons, the founder of Grantland, uses footnotes extensively in his writing. [1] Example here: http://www.grantlan…

That sounds like a great concept for a TV show.

Related article on the topic of diamonds and cartel: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/print/1982/02/have-you-e...

How often does "something" killer actually kill its target?

Cook took the opportunity to reflect upon the lessons he learned from Jobs before his death last October, explaining that the founder never wanted Cook to dwell on what he would ha…

This is the literal deus ex machina.

What would constitute a "step forward for mobile computing"? For me, it'd be having the computing power of MacBook Pro on an iPhone. For example, I would hook up—or more likely, wi…

Reminds me of what Chief Creative Officer at doubleTwist said about designing for Android: >> As it stands, If you design a great app for Android and people say 'hey, that looks li…

Is there anything left to be done by NASA HQ? For example, are they still controlling the trajectory of the probe to Mars or is that mostly done by probe's onboard computers? I'm g…

Dashboard is actually one of my favorite features; I can't live without it. I use the dictionary/thesaurus widget every time I write (or read) and I take down short, temporary note…

This is slightly off-topic but does anyone know how pages on this site load so quickly? It's almost instantaneous on my computer. Does it use something like this? http://alexmaccaw…

An email client that lets me edit the title and body of the mails in my inbox would be a good start. I use email as a to-do list and oftentimes, 90% of the text in the email is not…

Thanks! It was partly inspired by Watchmen but I guess print design rarely translates well into web design. I'll work on it.

Then is it okay to pirate software too? For instance, is it okay for me to pirate all the apps from Mac App Store since I didn't steal any physical copies?

Dante once said, "The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis."

I highly doubt Valve's database is more complex than Apple's or Amazon's database. You never hear about theirs being compromised to the same extent as Valve's.

Valve handled it well but something like this shouldn't even happen in the first place. Valve saw what happened to PSN so Valve should have improved its security after such an inci…

Are you kidding? If anything, what you said reinforces the fact that iPod is a great music player. It had the best way to browse music library (wheel), syncing experience (playlist…

I think it comes down to the fact that most of the Android users don't care about the responsiveness. Maybe there exists this mentality at Google that since Android is expanding pr…

Because we like girls more.

I agree. To extend the metaphor of the article a little more, we stop worrying about our moms cleaning our rooms when we move out, buy our own furnitures and pay our own rent. The …

I agree with you to an extent but this article is especially relevant to the medical profession. There is a tremendous commitment to entering it. You must go to undergrad, medical …