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c_plus_minuson Android Is Peeing on an Apple in Pakistan - Google Maps

Well... I have a Windows phone actually :P

c_plus_minuson Android Is Peeing on an Apple in Pakistan - Google Maps

Can't help but feel that if it were a similar prank pulled by Apple on Android, the comments wouldn't be half as forgiving.

c_plus_minuson The Science of Interstellar [video]

> how they need massive amounts of fuel to get off from earth

I don't think this is the case. Consider the flight that 'Coop' keeps dreaming about at the start of the movie. Seems he was piloting one of the shuttles into Earth orbit but encountered an anomaly which messed things up.

c_plus_minuson Breaking up with America

I'm sure the Swiss do, but just an aside that plenty of EU countries allow members from other countries to vote in their elections. E.g. here in Ireland I think we only restrict constitutional referenda to Irish citizens.

c_plus_minuson What happens if you write a TCP stack in Python?

Ha! Nice read, perfect after lunch material with my coffee :) Good job

c_plus_minuson The tech utopia nobody wants

The Guardian just goes down and down in my estimation with each click-bait article on tech. I get it, you don't like the software industry, SV, 'disruption' and have a big axe to grind.

Is it just me who's noticing it, or how do other HN regulars feel about this (not this particular article, but it is the latest one I've seen)? I'll arrive home this evening to my housemate quoting this opinion piece, I just know it. Ugh.

c_plus_minuson Farnborough Airshow: The Scorpion in search of a customer

Hey don't forget AFT, DEA, EPA... IRS. Fighters for everybody!

c_plus_minuson Workaholism in America Is Hurting the Economy

I thought that ad was more "look at me, I'm a crazy hard working American AND I drive electric. They're not mutually exclusive!"

c_plus_minuson Why bad scientific code beats code following "best practices"

Totally agree. Seems he has a bit of a chip on his shoulder, by frequently mentioning "software engineering" in quotes.

And as someone who had the grave misfortune of having some experience in scientific code, all I can do is laugh at the OP's link. Yeah sure, scientist's are great at programming. I say let them off at it, because I want nothing to do with it. I value my sanity too much :)

c_plus_minuson Unified EU electronic identity card

That why I said "mandatory"...

c_plus_minuson Unified EU electronic identity card

Ah that's ok. I think I've done my patriotic duty for the day by increasing knowledge of us :)

c_plus_minuson Unified EU electronic identity card

Ireland left the UK around 90 years ago.

c_plus_minuson Unified EU electronic identity card

I don't see the need to have mandatory ID. The thought of being fined for not "showing my papers" while walking down the street is disturbing.

Can't speak for the UK, but I think a lot of the resistance to the idea in Ireland is due to a long history of distrust of the authorities.

c_plus_minuson Unified EU electronic identity card

Ahem, Ireland is also a member of the EU!

c_plus_minuson Unified EU electronic identity card

"A proposition for a standard digital signature in every EU citizen's identity card. .... No extra cards - it will just replace your existing ID card when it expires"

Well unlike most of the continent, Britain and Ireland have no mandatory I.D. card (thankfully) so this doesn't cover the whole EU...

c_plus_minuson “Can you teach someone to be an entrepreneur?” – France responds

300k on the first million...

c_plus_minuson Silicon Valley billionaires believe in the free market, as long as they benefit

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7111531

Hmm, seemed more comprehensive in my memory :)

c_plus_minuson Silicon Valley billionaires believe in the free market, as long as they benefit

Well it was discussed at length last week on here. Since this article is mainly about the perceived libertarian angle, of course that would dominate discussion

c_plus_minuson Silicon Valley billionaires believe in the free market, as long as they benefit

Steve Jobs, Eric Schmidt, Intel heads and so on are/were libertarians? News to me (and them I imagine).