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- Would a parallel standard be useful that allows the rel="" and type="" attributes of <a> to signal the kind of app (for mobile and desktop) that could better handle the resource than the browser? I've been enamored with this idea of general cross-linking between browsers and native apps for quite a while, but it seems like a pipe dream.

- Is it even possible to have general data types that multiple apps can handle (and what would the selection UI look like for that)? Think lat/long for mapping apps, addresses (for a variety of apps), events (time/data/address), etc.

I should add that the referring app UI for iOS is clever, great job whoever thought of that.

Doing the hard work of getting this right, or accepting the status quo and getting it wrong, will have a very real impact on the future of many, many people. Should the time come that changes have to be made to the standards themselves then we can debate the merits of breaking backwards compatibility. I value pragmatism more than most (I think) but there comes a point where the cost of not changing is higher than the cost of changing. I think we're there.

From an application developer's perspective crypto libraries look like a lightning rod even for the experts. No one wants to get too involved or make recommendations lest they back the wrong horse (admittedly an easy thing to do). So kudos to the OpenBSD team for rolling up their sleeves and attempting to build a solid foundation for the future.

I'd be happy if OpenSSL is simply fixed. I'd be overjoyed if there was a solid crypto system underneath an OpenSSL compatible API that gives us a path towards an open source, reusable crypto platform.

http://www.historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/zinntyr4.html

You need to go back and take a look at early American history. Many of the founding fathers were business owners and/or extremely land wealthy and had a strong interest in personal property rights as a result. They needed the middle class of the day to agree to the ratification of the constitution which led to the bill of rights.

Basically they founded America on the principle that their extreme wealth was incompatible with the rest of the colonials without democracy.

http://benscheirman.com/2013/08/the-ios-developers-toolbelt/

Should you decide to switch to another VPS provider I strongly recommend you cite the security problems when they ask you why you're closing your account. The only reliable way to get the security message across to technical managers and business people alike is to make it about money. That said the fact that this has happened, in this way, again to Linode is a very bad sign.

Having been in meetings, advocated for taking security seriously, and heard the rationalizations for a lax approach I can only say that as a customer if your desire for security isn't made crystal clear you have no hope of getting it. It has to be a deal breaker or not only will companies like Linode not learn, but their competitors who stand to gain from their loss won't either.

There are perhaps caveats that I've not considered, but this idea comes to me again and again when I hear this kind of story (again).

Edit: Guess I also have to throw in here that I am continually amazed at the number of people who are afraid to do the dirty work of being in business (drawing up contacts, negotiating, calculating margin, saying NO, etc).

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424382.aspx

That being said a very restrictive Software Restriction Policy as linked below would mitigate CryptoLocker as it exists today. It has worked well for me so far.

http://www.mechbgon.com/srp/

To be even more clear it appears to draw inspiration from various works of political fiction. Notably the "love" for authority figures towards the end smacks of Winston's transformation in '1984'.

Ever since I saw this demo video for Senseg [1]:

http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50115714.html

I've thought long and hard about how Apple might use this in future iOS devices. This clean slate design feels to me like the first step to something more. I personally hope it has a lot to do with haptic feedback as adding another user interface dimension to these types of devices would be incredible.

[1] http://senseg.com/

http://www.sublimetext.com/docs/2/osx_command_line.html

Editing remote files is as simple as an SFTP mount.

Keyword: currently

So yeah, we all rag on Facebook pretty hard here. What I'm most interested in is, if the uptick in adoption for Parse is true, why do developers feel more comfortable now that Facebook owns the product/company? Given the general pessimism about Facebook's fostering of their own API, and their laughable advocacy of privacy this whole article smacks of PR.

In my mind the whole modus operandi of companies like Facebook and Google is to absorb and mine as much information as possible. So if they aren't going to peek and analyze did they really just buy Parse for the API expertise?

See: http://www.amazon.com/Pixar-Touch-Vintage-David-Price/dp/030...

Supposedly the Spock-like logical minds of HN are immune to the wunderkind mass media story hook; so what gives?

Let's say the recipient of your "Dear Apple" email decided to forgive and forget; what you've got left is an announcement to the rest of us about your inability to be civil under stress. Temporary relief aside it pays to be polite. Even on the internet.

Imagine that.

Visual cues are nice, and even desired, but gentle introductions outlining how to get started are as well.

- No free stuff.

- A registration site not subcontracted out to a third party who sets up a Cold Fusion application to handle ticketing.

- Dedicated press passes for the keynotes so that reporters/bloggers et al don't clog up the rest of the conference (this one may already be true, I'm unclear).

The state of the registration system last year was shameful for a company that makes the lion's share of its revenue from the web.

> The company's internal tools have a Facebook-inspired mechanism that Rossi uses to keep score. Facebook's developers all have a "karma" rating that is tracked through the code review system. Rossi can increase or decrease a developer's karma by clicking on thumbs-up and thumbs-down icons that appear next to the developer's name in a Web-based dashboard.

> The thumbs-up icon in Rossi's tool is the same one used for the "like" function on the social networking site. The thumbs-down image is the same icon, but upside down. When Rossi showed me the icons, he joked that he's the only person in the world who has a Facebook "dislike" button.

To me this was the most interesting part that whole piece. I've long thought Facebook could do with a "dislike" button for everyone. Keep it private, but let it affect what you see from whom, and how.

http://levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html

The first, and most important response would be to establish why. With actions like this being carried out in and from my own home I would have to immediately reassess my level of involvement with my child and whether or not I was culpable via omission. Very soon thereafter I would seek out the advice of people directly involved with the study and treatment of psychopathy and sociopathy and have my child assessed. From there it would be up to the outcome of that assessment.

Perhaps that's not the kind of clear cut answer you were (possibly) looking for, but I think it comes down to whether or not it was an innate or developed problem.