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I think there's a much simpler and less juicy angle here: someone posted a screenshot of an internal communication , and it got removed. It's not surprising or controversial that T…

I challenge the assertion that the gp is really antidogmatic. The definition of abuse and the appropriate response to it, while generally unquestioned in one society, may not be th…

But if they are abusing other people, you'd care, and intervention would be justified? Is that not imposing your dogma on them?

The most ridiculous example of this is Tesla's offering of in-app Autopilot upgrades. At $10k, imagine what Apple's cut is, for absolutely no value added.

perhaps we can consider the $11 an "instant shipping" fee

I have a problem with his assertion that Tesla will be the first company to market with a significant "autopilot". You can go out today and buy a car from Honda that will autonomou…

A damning allegation with global economic consequences is easily dismissed as propaganda if it comes from the Chinese government. Not so if it comes from a whistleblower.

if you've never bought anything from target, then you're definitely not in the set of "right people" for this program. it goes without saying that the key to success here is logist…

does that exclude SSF and Daly?

the article cited was from last year. from last week: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/09/us/texas-budget-surplus-pr... "A boom in revenues from sales taxes as well as taxes from oil…

No government pleases everyone and no government is perfect. However, from someone who has been a citizen of both Austin, San Francisco, and other cities, Texas/Austin, despite som…

Do you know why? Is there just too many sprites for a modern browser to handle?

That's my thinking. Not to belittle the accomplishment here, but I would bet the hardest part is the art and design - something easy to 'borrow' from an existing game. I hope he is…

I've always wondered when we'd get a browser based RTS that doesn't require some silly plugin. (maybe one exists?) This is a nice start, but will probably get shot down as soon as …

assuming their servers can even handle the load. seems like it takes 30+ mins to sell out (what normally would have sold out in 2) since they can't seem to figure out the scaling p…

It's like registering for Google I/O - we would all LOVE to throw hundreds of dollars at Google for one of their products, but for whatever reason, we can't.

it depends on the ownership structure, but usually a condo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condominium 'Colloquially, the term is often used to refer to the unit itself in place of t…

I was kind of hoping craigslist was cooking up something awesome, and waiting for the product to be fully polished and "magical, revolutionary" before launching it. unfortunately, …

A tip for anyone trying to view this on a smartphone: If I load the page on my Android phone with the stock gingerbread browser in portrait, I get what I can only guess is the desk…

for me, this was the most illuminating bit of advice given in this article. the source is very informative: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/zombie-nouns...