darksaga

I've been having the same experience. It's all too clear people are gaming Google to get on the front page. A few years ago, I never had to really search for stuff I wanted on Google. Now, I really have to weed out a lot of useless results to find what I want.

I have started to use CloudFlare on all my sites. It took my sluggish Drupal personal site from a 4.5 second load time down to a paltry 1.6 - 2 second load time.

It's also free - and besides making your site faster, also blocks a lot of the spam you would normally see.

I have the same problems, and have considered dumping my OS (Windows) and re-installing it from scratch just to get rid of the two errors I get constantly.

All it does is serve as a reminder not to use or install any other Google app.

An easy way to do this is to have the folded card in your right hand (palmed), you place the ripped pieces in the same hand, but hold them with your fingers. You look like your folding the pieces up, then make the switch as you place it in his hand, fold it up and tell him to hold it tight.

Of course this is done in one fluid motion, so he doesn't see the slight of hand switch - like the guy does at the very end of the video.

There's a myriad of ways to do this, but usually through slight of hand, he slipped you the duplicate card which you thought was the ripped up version - when it reality, was a folded version.

Here's a great video of how this is done: http://bit.ly/yWQgQL

Am I the only one concerned with how these services can be used to funnel money to Mexican drug cartels and terrorists?

American Used Car Dealers Funding Terrorists: http://abcn.ws/yGdGGv

How a big US bank laundered billions from Mexico's murderous drug gangs: http://bit.ly/xR3Uxa

I understand why everybody wants to have their privacy, but there's a reason why these services are under a lot of scrutiny by a lot of governments.

Agreed. Most attorneys, even back then, usually give you your first consultation free. Attorneys are also supposed to take several cases per year on a pro bono basis. I think this would have been great for both parties.

Attorney gets plenty of press for taking on the studio (and most likely enough business afterwards to pay for the costs and work he did), student gets free legal representation, and the big studio looks horrible attempting to quash a students film he needs to graduate.

I found it interesting Appelbaum was so concerned about the government intrusion and collecting of personal data, yet spends several paragraphs about all the regulating the government should do to keep people safe.

Unfortunately, you can't have it both ways. Either government is a part of it and you take your chances with the possibly they over-regulate and use the data for harmful purposes. Or, you just let free market economics handle it and keep the government out of it entirely.

Agreed. Also keep in mind baseball probably keeps track of more stats than any other sport, making it easier to spot potential.

I once read an interview with a Major League scout who said he relied heavily on the numbers. He basically said, "We can get any stats, on any of these guys, at any minute, and find out exactly where they are, and if they have the numbers for the big leagues."

Talk about pressure. . it was an eye opener.

I hear a lot of people yelling about this, but is there anybody else who thinks this is totally awesome?

To me, this is just more ammunition these companies are giving to the people they're trying to prosecute.

And in this case, you actually have video supporting the notion this was not an "oops" situation.

I actually have two points about this.

First of all, I still remember reading articles from the 1970's from scientists who were convinced we were headed for another ice age. That's right, another ice age. The exact opposite of the what climate experts are telling us now - less than 40 years ago.

My other point is this - let's just assume all these scientists are right. Wouldn't it be better if we just did what they suggest and reduce our impact on the planet? If they're wrong, we help the planet. If they're right, we're still ok. I would prefer this outcome to not doing anything then finding out they're right and then we're really screwed.

For reference, here's the Time Magazine 1974 article about the coming Ice Age - http://bit.ly/zNZfI8

Wow, talk about lazy. I'm ok with taking the layout, changing the images and using the same basic styles. At least change some of the fonts. I mean, How many sans serif fonts are out there that would've worked? Thousands.

They lost me when they started copying the HTML VERBATIM. Apparently they don't have capable developers either. The layout in question is not that complicated, and I'm struck on why they decided to do what they did. Even in A/B testing you could've mocked this thing up in a few hours and had it ready to go.

Inexcusable.

I used KDE4 when it first came out, but was swayed to use Mint by a co-worker. I haven't been back since.

But this is what I love about Linux distro's. You don't have to wait years for the newer versions to come out with the fixes you need. The next release might be right around the corner.

I've made a note to check it out this weekend.

I had the same reaction. HN is already fairly strict with content. If an article has value, it will be on the front page.

Not to mention, most of the stuff I comment on, I want to engage in a decent discussion. If a post doesn't have a lot of comments, chances are the people here don't think it's all that important.

I'm still wondering when did Firefox completely fall off? It seems like the best demos for HTML5 capabilities are all done on Chrome.

I agree. It's 2012 for God's sake, How times do you have to see the commercials and ads about not backing your stuff up before you get a clue?? I would also add if you think using shady file serving companies to store your legitimate files is a good idea, then you're also doing it wrong.

I think these guys are a lot smarter than you think.

Step 1: Create a basic app with some paid resources. Step 2: Post on Hacker News. Step 3: Get great feedback (all free) about how to make app really successful so people use it. Step 4: Make the recommended changes and the second iteration is a smashing success.

Very smart guys - I tip my hat to you.

I would hardly think a developer who's "Founded and grew a business" would be applying at Braintree. Likewise, if Braintree were interested in hiring them, I doubt they could probably afford his/her salary.

I would probably have a heart attack if I saw a Braintree release that announced they just hired John Resig as a JS developer. This is the league I think of when I hear the word "exceptional developer" being tossed around.

Agreed. Drupal has an incredibly steep learning curve. I was told to learn PHP BEFORE using Drupal and it's been a huge advantage. I can't imagine a non-developer trying to change some content or add a feature themselves.

Drupal is extremely powerful, but would be a nightmare for users used to the WP platform.

I had the same reaction. They I tried to think of the best developers I know. Then I thought how many open-source work they've done, or had a git account, or had an "accurate", traceable profile on Stack Overflow.

I came up with ZERO.

As much as this service probably tries to harvest social media information about the developers a company might want to hire, most of my developer friends are VERY social media agnostic. They don't like it, won't use it, and most of the time, don't want people to know what they're working on in their spare time.

Having used SVN, and in the process of starting a new job where they use GIT, this actually helped quite a bit. It was quite timely for me.

How long before the Mexican version gets a 3D upgrade?

What good is a patent in 2017 when the world is going to end in 2012?

This is another company which is going to die a slow, painful death. I think the overall consensus is they're done, but they continue to plod along, losing money as they go.

They can only continue to churn their losses for so long. At some point, it's going to go from a slow drain to a quick exit. I'd keep an eye for them buying their stock back and layoffs.

I'm really surprised to read this article. For all the frameworks out there, I would think the barriers to learning HTML couldn't be any lower right now.

I actually had a conversation with our team at my company about this very problem. The idea was there are SO many frameworks, it already has become a crutch for developers. It takes the thinking out of coding for you. Then what happens when you need to build something from scratch? You'll be totally lost.

IMHO, This person is on another level of lazy.

Why are we all assuming people would naturally have a large social media presence in the first place?

If I have a 790 credit score and no Facebook account, do I get a higher rate? Now you're looking at discriminatory practices based on the fact I don't engage in social media.

This is a VERY slippery slope these industries are going down.

I thought it was interesting everybody thought the site was s joke. Now we have a highly trafficked site using it as a means to convict the companies who are going after the pirates.

Which would be easy to dump off on the provider. "I have a firewall and anti-virus, what more can I be responsible for if my provider isn't securing THEIR network?"

Ignorance of the law isn't a plausible defense in the eyes of the law, but you when you have so many parties besides yourself involved, I would think it would be easier to claim it was something on their end.

I think the more interesting part of this is why Google has allowed this woman to manipulate the SERP's in order to bash this guy for so long. They usually have an itchy trigger finger when it comes to burying sites like hers for using keyword stuffing and other questionable SEO techniques.

Likewise, I'm surprised Mr. Padrick never contacted Google to have these pages removed either.

Had either Google or Mr. Padrick done their due diligence, I hardly think this case would have gotten as far as it did.

I knew this was a ruse when I read the bio's at the bottom of the page. I had a good laugh at this one:

"Suren Ter (me) I’m a producer of the site. Like a movie producer, I made the site."

Then several sentences later:

"Me? I don’t do code, I don’t do research, I don’t do design — I do sites. Drop me a message if you’d like."