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_random_on The weaker sex

It would be nice if Economist could post an article discussing the supply of "marriageable women" (using their words).

Also, plenty of old failing "you can have it all" narrative like:

"Women have learned that they can be surgeons and physicists without losing their femininity."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3078210/Number-wom...

In much of the world they still enjoy social and legal privileges simply because they have a Y chromosome.

http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-logic-behind-France-banning...

But there were some good conclusions: "More generally, schools need to become more boy-friendly...".

_random_on Ask HN: Is it worth competing with Google?

> ... kills Dropbox/Box/etc at consumer level ...

It takes more than just being better when you are late to market.

> Self driving cars are fast approaching. Will anyone beat Google at this?

Uber? They are the fresh blood and moving fast in everything.

> Maps will have offline navigation soon. Why use Bing or Apple maps?

I use Nokia Here Maps. They have offline navigation today. On my device. Which is not Android.

> Android is everywhere.

Not on iPhones. Not on content-producing devices.

> Google Now and their new Google Now features look great.

2015s version of Clippy. Predictive analysis is not ready. Beware of the hype curve.

> Is there any space that they are not in / won't enter?

Their business is still revolving around ads. They are lagging in enterprise. They cannot beat Amazon at shopping. They cannot beat Apple/Microsoft at premium device design quality. They are not perfect.

PS: It's great that Google exists, but don't put it on pedestal.

_random_on Kung Fury – a comedy funded through Kickstarter [video]

If something is nice Google either kills it or makes it not nice.

_random_on The Supercomputer In Your Pocket: Metal and Swift

Please add Metal & Swift to the title: mentioning these proprietary closed-source technologies might change peoples' expectation.

_random_on Google Design

No pixel-perfect alignment. Embracing the flaws.

_random_on Google Design

Well done Microsoft: inspiring not one, but two major competitors. Metro aka Modern aka Material rocks!

_random_on The Arbitrary Logo

I was expecting one of those trendy HTML5 logo generators...

_random_on Mozilla overhauls Firefox smartphone plan to focus on quality, not cost

That's part of their agenda. If they will let people easily use other languages, naturally only JS devs will use JS.

_random_on Deep Dive into .NET Universal Windows App Development

You can use non-legacy non-ubiquitous languages (as opposed to HTML/JS/CSS), because it's not public-facing. Microsoft is sending a mixed message to enterprise: should they bet on HTML5 and possibly quit the MS ecosystem whatsoever, or XAML is still a major investment for Microsoft? They need to demonstrate that WPF/XAML team is more important than ASP/Azure team.

_random_on Deep Dive into .NET Universal Windows App Development

XAML is quite verbose, they are not making any radical changes - that's the problem. There is no daring attitude that you can see in the ASP team.

_random_on Deep Dive into .NET Universal Windows App Development

So you can easily just change a build flag without touching any XAML or creating a new project and everything just works?

_random_on Deep Dive into .NET Universal Windows App Development

Is Visual Studio Code made with WPF? Is Visual Studio Online made with WPF? Is WPF open-source and multi-platform? Guess which one(s) will survive in 5 years?

_random_on I am jealous of Swift

They were desperate to release something ASAP. The enemy is at the gates.

_random_on Can Aging Be Cured?

That's cool, as long as everyone has both options.

Thousand years later, first colonists in a different galaxy:

- Remember that dude from our childhood?

- Yeah, choosing to live a mere 70 years - so weird...

- Never mind, let's keep Terra-forming..."

_random_on Can Aging Be Cured?

Becoming rich within 1000 years is more plausible than within ~80 years. Unless the concept of being "rich" disappears due to progress.

_random_on Can Aging Be Cured?

Most lives already end with a disease. You don't die from old age.

Investing in things other than not-freaking-dying - now that's awkward.

_random_on Can Aging Be Cured?

In other words, investing in future will actually make sense.

_random_on Eliminate the Gender Pay Gap by Banning Salary Negotiations

Appointing her as a CEO was such a great idea. Reddit thrives on censorship and social justice.

_random_on Godot 1.1 Out

"Python-based scripting language, designed to make games."

_random_on How Swift is Swift?

"is the language named after some design philosophy that it is supposed to embody"

They stole it from a previous language and then swiftly forged the wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_(parallel_scripting_langu...

_random_on Quasar and Akka – a Comparison

You can add Akka.NET stats: 2,352 commits, 6 branches, 28 releases, 52 contributors.

https://github.com/akkadotnet/akka.net

_random_on Quasar and Akka – a Comparison

They have conveniently omitted the fact of existence of Akka.NET which gives C#, F#, .NET support.

This is not a minor feature.

http://getakka.net

_random_on Future of Mono for Unreal Engine

Let Unity3d eat them.

_random_on Ask HN: How would you recruit developers to move to the Cayman Islands?

What about chicks?

_random_on Renaming the Company

Scala is definitely type-safe but Akka is not really reactive:

http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/255047/why-is...

_random_on Ask HN: Am I missing out by not being in sillicon valley?

Not until you marry if you intend to. The quality of spouse material in smaller towns is higher.

_random_on Meteor Raises $20M

Is that still a requirement for start-ups? Now, if they are not going to spend at least half the money on a new fancy office - that would be a major concern for investors.

_random_on Why GitHub is not your CV (2013)

"... 'passion’ ... means you have an enthusiasm for your work that extends beyond your working hours"

For me passion is when you are up-to-date with the trends and strive to (re-)factor your code to be better.

Unpaid overtime is most definitely a NO though, but the pay doesn't have to be immediate.

_random_on Ask HN: I'm an engineer looking for another technical co-founder [AI+Mobile]

Thank you for not mentioning any specific languages or technologies (no sarcasm).

_random_on Autonomous truck cleared to drive on US roads for the first time

Any bureaucratic approval of a new tech is a real progress.