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Was really hoping it was a Starship Trooper type role, always wanted to go fight bugs...

Do they do staggered ticket pricing based on what attractions are accessible? Last time my family was passing through LA, I looked into taking my 3 and 7 year olds. We could only see the one ticket price. Thought it was just too expensive considering the younger kid wouldn't have been able to nor would have wanted to ride most of the attractions. It would have been nice to bring them just to poke around...

So what do you propose? From the Launch Vic website, I see that companies can apply for funding, surely that's something. Not to mention that they're doing essentially what any incubator/accelerator does. Did you have issues, run into roadblocks when dealing with the Victorian government's startup ecosystem? BTW, I'm merely asking. I have no connection other than being a Melburnian and in the process of spinning up something myself...

Just checked your website, but didn't see any of the positions posted yet. What sort of support role are you trying to fill?

I remember watching the documentary series on the design and making of the Boeing 777. I remember seeing this segment on how far the wings actually flexed upwards. But most of all, I remember the genius of dampening the toilet seats so they don't bang when let down. They did it because bangs and loud noises scare passengers.

If you're interested in the documentary, it's a 5 part PBS series from the 90's. You can find it on Youtube.

Can't believe he's using Uber as an app that's not on PCs but smartphones, because I want to pull out my laptop to hail a car.. And those other examples like Pinterest, Instacart and Instagram are pretty silly too, don't people just use their browsers?

I second this! I'm actually moving my family from Boston to Melbourne this November. I'm originally from there. I've lived in Cambridge (in England), Washington DC and currently Boston and nothing compares to living in Melbourne. A big downside however is the cost of living.

I know next to nothing of this property bubble in Melbourne, even though I'm from the originally. But it worries me since I'm going back at the end of this year and will need to find a home to buy. I currently own a little 2 bedroom flat I bought in the 90s for 90K which apparently now will go for over 500K. I observe that the prices in the suburbs I'm looking at are way over what we'll be able to afford. Over the past couple of years looking at property online, I have sort of been hoping it is indeed a bubble and that it will pop before I need to buy. But then I'm stuck with my flat potentially being worth far less too...

I live in Boston and I ended up buying a bike to commute into work. Boston/Cambridge is great for cyclists (drivers not included). The point of Hubway is you pay for the convenience of the network. They have stations literally everywhere. And the cost of maintaining those bikes and stations is probably very high. I think I read somewhere that NYC's Hubway equivalent was losing money (even though it's partially sponsored). I'm not sure how popular their annual memberships, I suspect a lot of the revenue comes from the casual renters like tourists and working folk needing to get from point a to b quickly.

Out of interest, what do you play on this rig?

I like them all, but would pick the second one if you're wanting to stick with the overall iOS7 flat feel.

Wow, what an article! Here it is, don't bother clicking:

Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk decided that the company would build its own business software to run the company. CIO Jay Vijayan and his team built it in just four months.

Apple TV with Airplay in theory is awesome for presentations. I've setup Apple TV on a bunch of LED screens for a client, with the intention of using Airplay for displaying presentations from Macbooks. So far, the solution has been close to useless. The lag is unbearable, even for simply actions like changing webpages and PPT pages. In the end, users end up going back to HDMI or even Thunderbolt to DVI/VGA connectors for presentations. To make it worse, it seems that different versions of OS X will give a variety of glitchy behavior on Airplay.

What a hoot. I ended up with 16/20 and I know nothing about Death Metal. Not sure if I'm proud that I know so many pieces of Ikea furniture...

Some of those band pics are downright scary.

I read Vanity Fair online quite a bit. They have excellent long articles on anything from the making of World War Z to Michael Lewis articles. I find the articles not only educational but very entertaining at the same time. I also read The Atlantic online for current affairs.

I haven't really kept up on McAfee news, isn't he wanted for murder somewhere? But I thought the vid was hilarious!

I have to say, the McAfee AV on Windows is pretty much as described. I have to support it for clients, and often, when I get complaints about PC slow down or freezes, one of the first things I do is to disable all the McAfee services.

Anyone recommend better competitors to McAfee?

I think it's cool technology. Depending on the pricing in the end, I would buy a pair to use only for recreation. I can't see myself wearing it all the time.

Where I do see a cool application is as a golf GPS. Over the past couple of years, I've been using an app on my phone for golf GPS that also tracks my score and other related stats. I think it'd be really cool to use Glass as a GPS where it shows you the distances overlayed on top of what you're looking at (eg. distance to the green, bunkers etc). And all this info updates live.

Even though I'm not overly concerned about my data, I can't see using it for anything more than as a toy.

I can see endless applications like those relating to sports. Watching baseball with a live scoreboard and stats. Weather related info for sailing.

That was so amazing to watch. Here's a question, and forgive me for my ignorance. What happens to all the water droplets that escaped the washcloth? Aren't they worries about the water finding their way into equipment or electronics?

Great job! Congrats on a slick product. I noticed you had a link to listen to the soundtrack. Cute music, did you guys make the music too?

I'm glad people are getting onboard with HTML5 for apps and games. You should get a blog going, I'd love to hear about your trials and tribulations over the 6 months since you quit your job.

I totally agree! But I found your glove isn't any where nearly as cute sounding.

I always use the left shift, and like you I never touch the right. But I'm a lefty...

Not trying to be douchy, but am I the only one that doesn't understand why there are so many people trying to redefine social networking and the next big photo sharing app?

Not trying to put you off, but H1B's are so difficult, mainly due to the small number available each year. I got one year's ago, but I'm not a dev. As far as I know it's not too late, particularly if the hiring company uses lawyers who have good connections at the USCIS.

If you're looking for dev jobs at companies that sponsor H1B, I noticed today in the Who's Hiring that some are offering H1B sponsorship.

Good luck, it's a arduous undertaking. Out of interest, what country are you from? There may be other visa types available to you. For instance, aussies get their own E3 visa which is essentially a H1B.

So what do you read online then? I'm a displaced Melburnian living in the States and have been reading The Age online for ages, simply because it was the paper I use to read when I live there, many moons ago...

I disagree. I travelled with one of my best mates driving through the States. He ran out of money half way and went home. While it was fun with him, it was really no different to being at home, we'd do the same things, except in a different country.

It wasn't until he left that I actually started meeting tons of other travelers. I've met many who are still friends many years on, albeit all around the world. I got to share experiences with new people and saw things through different eyes and cultures.

I think travelling on your own teaches a lot about yourself, and it drags you out of your comfort zone. No one wants to be that lonely guy behind a book at the hostel bar...

As for travelling in Thailand alone, I did that, and met some of the most fun people on my trip. The thing is, a place like Thailand is no longer a strange and distant place, it's full of travelers and backpackers doing the same thing you are. And there are few things cooler than traveler's karma, get a favor and then return one to someone else...

Doing things yourself isn't as lonely as it makes out to be...

Welcome to Boston! Depending on where you live, but there are a few decently sized Starbucks around town. My fav in town is actually the big one on Boylston St, not only because it's big but their wifi doesn't suck. Just stay away from the big one in Harvard Sq as their wifi is almost always overwhelmed.

I know SB's aren't to everyone's taste. I like to work out of the Boston Common Coffee locations, both around Downtown Crossing. They have really good food.

Also, you're likely to gravitate towards Kendall Sq in Cambridge since it's the epicenter of startups in Boston. There'a couple of good coffee shops there with excellent coffee. Both are on the same street, 3rd st. One's called Voltage and the other is Tatte. Tatte is a little smaller but stil has wifi and terrific food. There's also an SB in Kendall square that has a decent amount of tables and wifi.

If you're after paid space, there's Workbar across the road from South Station. I think they charge around $20 per day for a desk. I've been there for a few events.

Finally, if you're not needing to be on the phone all the time, try the Boston Central Library in Copley Sq, it has good wifi and obviously lots of quiet working space.

I'm sure Boston would be successful for these dev bootcamps. But $11K tuition?!!

The Nexus is super attractive, except for the glaring lack of LTE. I'm currently on a SIII rooted with AOKP Jelly Bean ROM and I'm loving it. I can't believe how fast it is, not to mentioned the high level of customization available. The Samsung ROM was just too bloated and felt sluggish. Jelly Bean has definitely won me over!

It's another symptom of poisoned politics here in the US. As far as I've seen, the people who are attacking Nate Silver are Republicans who simply don't like what Silver's stats are pointing to. They're the same people who claimed last month's unemployment figures were somehow manipulated because it showed a downward trend in unemployment.

It's also an insight into the state of journalism and the press in this country. It's pretty hard to find objective reporting these days, sources of 'news' seems to be full of highly opinionated punditry rather than unbiased reporting.

It's pretty disappointing, I love reading these popular science books. I guess they're fun to read because they're entertaining, now I know how some of these authors are making them entertaining...

This was a pretty interesting article in itself to read.