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Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

At least you're honest.

:)

Curious....

I saw a BBC story about Assange that mentioned his mysterious original programmer. It stated that the original programmer and Assange's co-founders left him to create another Wikileaks-like site.

Does anyone have a URL for this new site?

I'm not sure what your reasons are for posting this, but it is interesting. The portion titled Collapse of the Yugoslav Economy is astounding. I would like to see more declassified documents about our plans/policies in other countries.

It's a little frightening to learn that so many of those paranoid conspiracy nuts were right...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1lZMTCqf8

This is very similar to the way the old JCPenney catalog worked in the U.S..

I would go for it.

Ugh, talk about bad timing... I just spent the last week moving all of my domains from Godaddy to Name cheap. I even looked for a coupon before I did it.

Curious... Anyone have a link to the JSTOR data or PACER system that Aaron uploaded to the Web?

Thanks for the link. Very interesting stuff.

Powerful and enlightening. Thank you for the link.

I would love to know the source of this quote. Any chance you have it available?

Straightforward and entirely useful. Why couldn't you have created this sooner?

:)

I don't know what this person's motives are, but these stunts have provoked thought and discussion about what's happening to us all and where this "surveillance society" is headed.

Actually seeing the individual filming us can be frightening. It makes us want to know who is filming us and why. It arouses suspicion and concern.

The unobtrusive cameras are not just to catch the bad guys, but to allow us to move around our lives without being startled by the fact that someone somewhere is watching us.

Unfortunately, I am very familiar with all that you just described. That was me not so many years ago. Something I came to realize is that taking care of your family means more than bringing home a big paycheck.

I would suggest teaching programming to those who may never have the chance to learn. It would benefit society and your own spirit. There's plenty of ways to go about this and many of them can provide a nice living.

Above all, I would suggest that you find one thing (outside of work) that makes you happy/fulfilled and jump headfirst into it. Community service, outdoor sports, painting, drums... whatever. You'll be less frustrated and more pleasant to be around at work and at home.

Probably the best comment I've ever read on YC. Very well said. Thank you.

Not much of a Wired fan, but here's the video to that article:

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-10/14/peter-sunde-w...

Edit: forgot to add the link

I hope this gets more attention and doesn't slip under the radar. It's this type of thing that can be used to set precedence and allow other states to take the same measures.

One by one, state by state, the entire country will be sewed up unless we are vigilant.

I wish I could upvote this again and again.

Very important read for all of us. I now sit hear wondering what I can do - what we can do - to help our country. We are in a scary place.

Thanks.

Interesting article, especially for those of us who have to problem solve for a living. Also, I didn't realize that stomach antacids (Prilosec, Pepcid, etc) could inhibit the body's ability to absorb B12.

I like it. I can think of many situations where this would be a handy tool. Part of me wishes it was a simple app that would allow me to simply type a couple of numbers in and begin using it. However, I can also see that if it became too easy to use and too widely available, people might get wise to it. Then, you'd have those "cow-orkers" stopping by your office to show you this cool new app that fakes calls.

Arrington and TC irritate the crap out of me! There was a time when I loved to read TC, but now they are so obnoxiously arrogant and dirty that it makes me cringe to see links from them in HN posts. Why would they drop Paul Graham's name into this empty story?

Can someone explain to me how this is anybody's fault other than the jerk that robbed the lady (and maybe the lady's naïveté)?

I know AirBnB has made a lot of people angry with their business tactics, but how are they responsible for this crime? Can you imagine if the Hampton Inn sued Expedia for someone vandalizing a hotel room or expecting restitution from Kayak for what a vandal did in their hotel?

AirBnB should listen to their lawyers and not accept responsibility for the act of a criminal or the poor judgement of a user.

What I got out of this post...

This is one of the worst ways to display images I've ever seen. What a mess!

There's money in carbs and not in fat.

This answer may sound glib, but not if we consider the facts surrounding the issue.

- The propaganda for carbs and against fat has been overwhelming over the years. Most people are not likely to believe anything other than what they've been taught.

- Our economy relies heavily on what we can generally call "the carb industry." If people are being harmed by too many carbs, they'll take medicine (like they're trained to) and that builds another industry. Why would anybody (politicians, industry leaders, corporate science) want to change that?

- Besides, carbs are beautifully packaged, cheap, and readily available. Why would anyone want to re-think that?

Very interesting concept. That would definitely be worth looking into. It would be very valuable to consider this before changing old content.

Very nice designs! I love to see people who are different and brilliant.

My suggestion is to teach math/design online; maybe even create your own online course/site.

This is an interesting albeit, scary idea.

I can see the benefits of such a company for a select group of individuals. However, the rest of the population may be treated as second-rate professionals; like the way it is with Hollywood. Most "talent" in Hollywood are not the best and brightest. They're either well connected or extremely lucky (with very few exceptions).

If an idea like this were to be successful, I think we'd see a flood of talented people more interested in being stars than being productive.

But, then again, maybe we're already there.

Neat story with many parallels to other areas of life (yes, even the hacker's life).

Side note: I enjoy the comments, but some remind me of Reddit. I think there may be some inbreeding going on here. I say this in good humor.

Very nicely put together. The layout presents your information in a smooth and inviting way while providing some really nifty instruction. Most sites offering info similar to yours are very cluttered and distracting. I hope you'll consider doing more of these.

Interesting point about piracy. Without a need, there's no reason to innovate.