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ditto on Safari OS X

yea, it's been a while

Sad that this was deck was leaked on ValleyWag on Monday, but because Gawker is blacklisted from HN, it didn't make the front page until a crappy re-blog from BusinessInsider came out.

I think HN is way too aggressive in banning domains (or at least not transparent enough about which are banned and why).

For instance, I submitted this really interesting piece today on Buzzfeed's FWD tech vertical: http://www.buzzfeed.com/joshmiller/fwdus-breaks-its-first-pr...

Because Buzzfeed is (apparently) banned, the link was autokilled as soon as I hit submit.

I really don't mind that HN is curated--that's part of what makes it so good. But the lack of transparency seems almost like they are saying "Don't worry, just trust us, we know what's best for you."

Hey Andrew. Michael from Twilio here. Yes, the short code process is tough, that's why we also sell short codes. We are able to apply for them at scale and take care of the application process. It still takes time and money, but we aim make it a lot less painless. Check it out at http://www.twilio.com/sms/shortcodes

You had me at "bespoke"

yea, I can see that. But I think MM is sending a message here, and the WFH crowd were among those that cared the least.

Agree with this wholeheartedly, as it jibes with a lot of what I've heard of the Yahoo WFH experience. Don't think it's fair for outsiders to judge, and I think that this was a courageous choice by MM. She had to know she'd come under fire for this

This is idiotic on so many levels.

so true. I still see legacy bugs on the Mac version that carried over from the versions PowerPC days. Total disgrace...

This is really a biased source. Reason.com has a clear agenda

The point about how you market size is the least interesting part of this.

My question is why the the hell is Microsoft shipping such a pig of a mobile OS?

This is awesome. Shame it slipped through the cracks and didn't make the frontpage

As a San Francisco native, I can say that this is the single best post of its kind that I have ever read. I wouldn't change a thing, except to add the pro tip that you should never, under any circumstances, call it "San Fran".

Surely Scientology's army of Astro-turfers are working overtime tonight

UPDATE: Mat Mullen, Disqus employee got a comment past the moderator (maybe he knows someone):

This is the weirdest thing I've ever read on the Atlantic. You're actually letting the Church of Scientology sponsor content on your website?

A sample of moderator approved comments:

Seems like David Miscavige and Scientology are on a roll. Also it appears the media have been missing the real story.

I hadn't realized there were so many new churches opened this past year. Great report!

"We can rightly judge a society by how it treats its eccentrics and deviant geniuses—and by that measure, we have utterly failed"

It's relevant because it was voted to the top by the Hacker News community. That's why.

Don't blame you for shining a light on them. A top post on Hacker News is a tough way, but if they are to have any future success, this is a lesson they need to learn.

Hi, we've updated the site with a FAQ that addresses this

thanks

Totally agree with Sideburns. Although, when companies/services stop thinking about what's good for the user, they become ripe for disruption.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing...

Red FTW!

I agree. That part of the announcement was very defensive. Haven't seen them talk about the competition that much since the AntennaGate presser, when they compared other phones' attenuation issues. And that's when they were in damage control.

Disclosure: Apple fanboy with enough AAPL shares to count on one hand

Right, but again, heartbreaking is hyperbolic. Heartbreaking is when you are a coal miner and you have the mine collapse on you and you die like a trapped rat. This is just a raw deal.

Summer/Winter Solstice?

I have some inside knowledge of this, and the author did not pick the headline (it's common practice for copy editors to rewrite it). Agree that the headline is ridiculous, but if you go on to read the article, there is context to the analogy.

It says so in my profile, but for disclosure, I am a co-worker of the author..

2 hours later +1

not at all. Last time I checked, hacks weren't patented :)

tips: Be genuine. only refer stuff that is really great and you would put your reputation behind (because you are).

Also, one cool and easy hack, is to make a collection of office things that you know your office manager orders regularly (coffee filters, pens, post-its etc). He or she can refer back to the collection easily (good for them) and you get the rewards (good for you).