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This is off topic, but... Mozilla should develop Firefox OS to be as secure as possible.

Nope, I was using Safari on the latest version of iOS. I'm on my laptop now and it looks normal.

Why is the text so small?

It's not worth anything because they have an obligation to both their shareholders and the government to deny, deny, deny.

Does Debian (or any Linux distro for that matter) support HDPI displays without looking awful?

I'm especially appalled to see Dropbox on this list. I'm in the process of migrating to BitTorrent Sync.

I'm not saying that Musk didn't build a hell of a car. He did. What I'm saying is that government shouldn't be using my tax dollars to give out loans to private companies on the off chance that they might be successful and be able to repay the loan. Plenty haven't been.

There shouldn't even have been a loan in the first place. The government has no right to dole out taxpayer money in the form of loans to private companies.

I think his point is that government shouldn't pick winners and losers with taxpayer money.

I'll be disappointed if they upgrade the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display and not the 15-inch.

Thanks for the clarification. I've Googled around and can't find any decocanized sources online. Seems like it would be an interesting business opportunity for someone in South America. I bet Coca-Cola would find some way to put a lot of pressure on you, though.

It's illegal to possess cocoa leaves and extracts of cocoa leaves in the United States of America without a DEA license or prescription. [1]

[1] http://www.erowid.org/plants/coca/coca_law.shtml

Marco has publicly said several times he had a low GPA in college. If I recall correctly it's because he hated doing homework.

> So real example in their case, a guy that makes a minor non-critical mistake after 20 years of loyal service gets punished equally as the guy who has 1-2 years of service and bad mouths the company at every chance. Is that fair? I don't think so, maybe you do.

If that's the case, and the other employees share the same sentiment, then they can talk to the union leaders to try and change the rules. If the union leaders refuse, then the employees can vote them out.

> To be up front, I generally dislike unions, but feel they did have a place in a previous time when employers abused their employees, and in rare circumstances still do.

Just because there are laws on the books right now to assuage employer abuse, doesn't mean that companies and third parties aren't actively trying to repeal said laws. Last election we saw a presidential candidates suggest that we get rid of janitors and replace them with children. It's really not "rare" for employers to treat their employees bad, unfortunately.

> Please don't get me wrong, people in unions are generally good, hard working people; but I feel the union itself on the other hand is only out for its own interests (not yours) and that means raising dues and collecting more money, which they do by getting higher wages and more retirement benefits etc.

Coming from a union family, I couldn't disagree more. My dad is 53 and has worked for a major telecom since he was 18. Without the union bargaining for proper healthcare and dental insurance, we would be screwed. Every time the bargaining contract is up, it's a great deal of stress for my family because management is always fighting to give less and less in terms of benefits. I don't blame them, their job is to cut costs. But someone needs to represent the workers and this is why we have unions. Are they perfect? Not at all. But they have changed my life for the better.

> See what it costs taxpayers.

If you really want to talk about cost to the tax payers, let's look at the amount of Walmart employees on food stamps and other aid programs because they aren't making enough money to make ends meet.

If employers treat their employees well, then their is no need for a union. Unfortunately, there are many industries that don't treat their employees well and you are really underplaying that.

The Internet is a major game changer when it comes to unions and we haven't really seen it utilized at all. Good web software could cut down on a lot of the overhead costs associated with a union today. It could also help keep accountability and what not.

I think the reason they have the icon/close button switched is because when you pin a tab it goes on the left side of the screen.

Yes! Thank you. While I don't think it looks or feels perfect yet, it at least shows that FF is still in the game working on things like this.

I want to like Firefox, I really do, but the experience on OS X is awful. It doesn't fit well with the aesthetic of a native Mac app, and certainty doesn't' function like one. Multi-gestures in Safari are so much smoother. About a month or so back when the Firefox team was soliciting feedback for something here on HN, one of the designers or developers at Mozilla had screenshots of a version of Firefox that looked really good. I went to go download the latest version and realized that the screenshots most have just been Photoshop comps or something.

You need more than a single datapoint to determine something like good governance. From what I've read a lot of Texas' growth can be attributed to its geology (They have lots of oil and gas), demography (They have lots of immigrants willing to take on various jobs), and its geography (They share a border with Mexico and have port access with the Gulf. They trade a ton with Latin America.) (1) Don't get me wrong it's still growth, but not really a recepie that can be applied to all States.

As a young person looking to start a business soon, Austin's downtown and cheap rent look very appealing. Though unfortunately I think the cheap rent thing is going to change soon, haha.

(1) http://swampland.time.com/2013/05/10/obama-and-perry-and-the...

"The red states seem to be the best place to find that nowadays."

Based on what criteria?

Democrats want a police state? That's an outrageous assertion that has no basis in reality what so ever. Keep your non-constructive partisan political comments to yourself.

This is a fallacious comment of the No True Scotsman type.

I saw you post one of your designs earlier in this thread and I disagree. I don't think it looks good. It looks like you opened Photoshop and laid something out in 5 minutes with no regulars for usability, originality, or a nice- looking color scheme. It sort of looks like you we're going for a look the the iPhone app Clear, but I can guarantee the makers of Clear, Real Mac Software, spent in an enormous amount of time on their app. You're pulling this $5,000 out of nowhere. Surely you can find a designer for much less for your basic todo app. I can hire a programmer in India for less than $10 an hour to implement a design of mine. That doesn't mean I should because the code will most certainly suck. You will never succeed by bring generic and average, which is what you seem to be aiming for. If you're not willing to put in the time and money to build a great app, some of your competitors are.

Nicolas,

You should consider adding a little more leading to your website's copy to improve readability.

Apple isn't going to go Metro-flat, but the next version of iOS will definitely be flatter.

The OS X comparison you are making is bad because before now Jonathan Ive wasn't in charge of user-interface design, Scott Forstall was. Both of them have drastically different aesthetic design tastes.

It's well known that Jonathan Ive finds textures such as the linen and corinthian leather tacky. They will be removed.

They paid a $1.92-billion fine after laundering $881-million of drug money. Also, dont forget that they helped finance terrorists. [1] No one at HSBC went to jail. If you get caught with an ounce or two of cannabis, you're going to prison for 10 years. That's messed up.

[1] http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/12/16/hsbc-executives-...

I don't see anything about affirmative action in that article. In fact, other articles posted in this thread suggest that she didn't benefit from it at all. Regardless your premise is flawed. The fact that she declared she was Native American on some forms is not germane to the topic at hand. Regarding your critique, you're treading the line of of a fallacious argument. Also, have you considered that maybe we should take the banks to court because it's symbolic?

Ideas should be judged on their merit and their merit alone.

I'd really like to see the duo publish a book. They're making boatloads of money while spreading good messages such as anti-materialism, equal rights for LGBT, etc.

It was my understanding that she was told as a child she was part Native American. Reguardless, it sounds like you live in a black and white world. People are good or bad. I'm here to tell you that is simply not so. You're dismissing this letter and her ideas because of past, unrelated indiscretions. You're making a pretty big accusation saying that she isn't looking out for her constituents, whom may I remind you voted her into office with the knowledge regarding her family heritage. Oh, look at that. You've derailed the conversation. How convenient.

I love how they integrated the Square logo into the design of the product.