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Sadly HN has become diluted with "4hr work weeks", "12 steps every start up-needs" and "X is a Y killer". I'm just waiting for the invasion of lolcats. :'(

coconutrandomon Ask HN: If you could 'reinvent' anything what would it be?

Computer logic. Having trits instead of bits specifically.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ternary_computer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setun

coconutrandomon Ask HN: Cash-flow muses

wow, I need partners like that! So far I've only gotten sloths who cannot even digest without sitting in the sun.

coconutrandomon Hybrid Bicycles May One Day Power City Buses

So bikers spend more energy so others can ride.

coconutrandomon Hybrid Bicycles May One Day Power City Buses

I'm all for innovation and sustainability, but come on!

Could someone put some some numbers on this? Is the extra weight(and price) of the battery and the loss of energy at each power conversion worthwhile?

coconutrandomon Seaside: Your Next Web App Framework

Perhaps optimally.

But, I've worked with many a developer who couldn't tell you why divs differ from spans.

coconutrandomon Seaside: Your Next Web App Framework

"If Objective-C is a gold Canadian dollar, Smalltalk is the Aureus die from which the imperial roman wealth was forged."

Beautiful. Because of that imagery, I'm looking more into Smalltalk now.

coconutrandomon Seaside: Your Next Web App Framework

Seaside HTML templating is also done with Smalltalk. For example, to get…

  <h3>hello</h3>

… in Seaside you write:

  html heading level: 3; with: 'hello'.

ouch.

coconutrandomon Opinion: Why desktop Linux may have lost its chance

Right. This "client-side OS" that "is all but assured" will be running on the... server perhaps? Haha!

coconutrandomon Opinion: Why desktop Linux may have lost its chance

Don't bother reading it. Here is the last paragraph.

  As apps and data move into the cloud, the traditional
  PC metaphors are beginning to lose their relevance.
  We're entering the age of the invisible PC: a world 
  where Windows may soon seem as archaic and limiting 
  as the mainframes of yesterday. The new computing 
  model is extending the digital workspace beyond 
  the desktop to a range of new devices -- including 
  smartphones, netbooks, and gadgets not even 
  invented yet. Some of these devices run Linux now, 
  and many more will in the future. The value 
  proposition of open source for hardware manufacturers 
  is such that Linux's future as a vital, thriving 
  client-side OS is all but assured. It just won't
  be on the desktop.

Don't bother reading that even. Here it is in a sentence.

  A lot of people don't use Linux.

coconutrandomon [dead]

It's so true, I traveled a little and as soon as I returned I noticed 1) our supermarkets have no seasons 2) the chicken was mushy and flavorless. I still can't eat fast food.

coconutrandomon [dead]

I just saw Food Inc. Fits with the article.

http://www.foodincmovie.com/

coconutrandomon Why IKEA Is Fed Up with Russia

In Hacker News, Soviet Russia thanks YOU!

coconutrandomon Hacker Hacker News - see just the programming/math/science links from HN

But HN has become so big. It not logical to think that everyone will be interested by everything now.

coconutrandomon Ask HN: What programming language are you currently learning?

Arc (lisp in general)

coconutrandomon Ask HN: Looking for in-browser programming tutorials like 'Try Ruby!'

http://christophdietze.com/weblisp

Lisp interpreter in the browser, even has a graphics library. http://christophdietze.com/node/23

coconutrandomon Ask HN: In which modern language/environment/framework is programming a joy?

I <3 AS3

Really! Flash got me hooked on programming. In school everyone else was bored making loops in Java and I was making a Ball bounce around the screen. Draw, code, play, repeat. Plus it runs everywhere! Personally, I suggest skipping the IDE and compile it directly from classes for free.

http://www.senocular.com/flash/tutorials/as3withmxmlc/

coconutrandomon Ward Cunningham: The Simplest Thing that Could Possibly Work

  ...mere act of writing it organized our thoughts

So true, I just applied that yesterday.

coconutrandomon Secure Cookie Auth with CouchDB

CouchDB is pretty awesome.

But, all this article said is: "Hey we have a great Idea and it Works. [mumbles]For sufficiently small values of works."

coconutrandomon Amusing ourselves to death - Huxley vs Orwell

That's a great movie! I've used it as a sort of litmus test on my friends. Peoples' reactions to this film are most interesting. Only those who recognize how similar it is to our world are amused. Anyone else is annoyed.