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hackernews··on $99 TouchPad a hit, as Ubuntu and Android ports emerge
Yep.

@BrynaAtHP: "K getting of Twitter for a bit for dins dins. For the record: New inventory coming is from a warehouse, not being manufactured. #justsayin"

https://twitter.com/#!/BrynaAtHP/status/105823537037717504

hackernews··on Poll: Do you use Google Reader on a daily basis?
okay this just got a lot better.

I don't see a mark folder as read shortcut (did I miss it). I can context click on the river of news icon, but I'd love a button (and shortcut) next to the "Next Unread" in the dividing bar. I wouldn't text an icon button would do to save space (maybe a preference shut off text in toolbars)

real nice.

hackernews··on Poll: Do you use Google Reader on a daily basis?
That's pretty cool. GReader does leave a lot to be desired... I imported my feeds and here are a few initial thoughts (I realize this is a weekend project but it is a huge want of mine):

+ I prefer to see the RSS text before I see the original site. Easier reading (no nav or ads) and I'll click through if the content catches my interest. So it would be nice if I clicked the feed tab that tab would stay selected as I browsed my other feeds (rather than switching back to the default original tab)

+ I use folders in GReader to group my feeds. I have a ton of feeds and a lot of them are not updated often. One of my favorite features of GReader is the ability to click on a folder and see that folder's feed. Saves a ton of individual feed reading and the folder mark as read is a time saver (I read the headlines and don't want to read the individual topics)

+ I need better marked as read (a button). The context menu is nice but requires two clicks (give me a hot key).

+ The config icons in the bottom sidebar get lost behind chrome's stupid appearing status bar making it frustrating to use these when the feed is loading.

+ Minor - I'd like to see the feed list above the site or rss txt body (more like a email client) Is there a way to configure the layout of the panes?

In all this is pretty exciting!

hackernews··on Tell HN: Catch.com raises 7m. Didn't get in as solo founder (S08), kept pushing
Your favicon says it all. Congrats!
hackernews··on Creators: Watson has no speed advantage as it crushes humans in Jeopardy
Got .03 here

But that was after I figured out that you could just continually click the button and score much lower. Advantage humans.

hackernews··on One API to Rule them All (Embed.ly)
Check out PixelPipe

http://pixelpipe.com/

hackernews··on Stack Overflow Fatigue
I'm curious why Google searches don't turn up higher ranking google group posts. This is where I get almost every question answered. There must be a wealth of info there and I almost always search for the google group, then reenter the question inside groups.

Smaller support communities (IRC, groups) seemed to be the best niche for getting questions answered, and it doesn't appear StackOverflow is seeing that.

hackernews··on Mahalo.com screws all their writers
I think for the most part Mahalo represents the growing problem with Google and aggravating anyone doing SEO work.

To many searches on Google turn up a first page full of optimized pages focusing on advertising rather than the content. Sites like Mahalo make it very difficult for the little guy to optimize and get value from Google. Kinda like trying to get anything on the Digg home page.

hackernews··on HP On Palm Acquisition: “Our Intent Is To Double Down On WebOS”
re: battery life

Since, 1.4.1, I think things have changed. I get 3 days out of a full charge now which is close to making me forget my blackberry.

hackernews··on HP Buying Palm For $1.2 Billion
I think this is better. HTC is vetted in hardware, I'm not sure they would care for WebOS as HP hopefully will.
hackernews··on HP Buying Palm For $1.2 Billion
I saw a slide with the mention of node.js on it. I really want to find out more about that.
hackernews··on To Facebook the answer must be no
Dave != XML; Dave == RSS

But yeah, json is becoming the syndication format.... Are there standards for json objects yet?

hackernews··on JavaScript Things I Wish I Knew Much Earlier In My Career
Yeah, maybe a bit of a douchebag. I think it is an elite crowd here so this isn't really at all topical.

But, smashingMagazine puts out some awesome content (albeit mostly link rolls, but well illustrated), I have a hard time criticizing them.

hackernews··on A 2.5 Year-Old Has A First Encounter with An iPad
It is great on WebOS. The full swipe on the gesture area to flip through the cards is as easy as it gets.

I don't see why they couldn't do it on the apple products, they have the bezel for it.

hackernews··on Autistic Teen Picks First Two NCAA Rounds Perfectly
I heard before the tourney started that you'd have better odds to win the lottery, twice in one week than to pick a perfect bracket.
hackernews··on “Cold fusion” moves closer to mainstream acceptance
Isn't there a cfscript equivalent that is more pleasing to the eye? Something like:

  switch (expr) {
    case "val"....
hackernews··on “Cold fusion” moves closer to mainstream acceptance
Not sure why anyone would vote this backhanded comment up.
hackernews··on StackOverflow.com vs.Experts-Exchange.com
If you are using Firefox, the CustomizeGoogle add-on will allow you to block listings from search results:

http://www.customizegoogle.com/

hackernews··on Puppy (or, details on Joel Spolsky's retirement from blogging)
I expect this to be the start of a water fall, the baby boomers of the blogosphere. Blogs are hard work and a successful one is a full-time job. I would be more worried if Joel continued to keep it up. (I'm not buying the dog excuse though)

That said there should be a graveyard for old blowhards. An invite only site where we can send our stalwarts who can lend a post or two a year. Collectively there would be no pressure to post but we could keep their insight on life support.

hackernews··on NFL Games Have 11 Minutes of Action
Awesome mic'd up videos.

@3:05 Jared Allen says: "During a football game there are only like 14min of action"

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-films-sound-efx/09000d5d8147c8...

hackernews··on Slashdot hits the 100,000 posts milestone
> hn is the worst

That is fine with me. I'm here because you guys/gals, not the software. It is the community rather than the features of the sites that gets me to f5 every 15min. I don't want critical mass here.

There is something to this, cause I did Slashdot, then Digg, then Reddit.... All have gone from my daily reading.

Slashdot (staying on topic) more because I don't find anything fresh there because of the story moderation, the comments are where the quality is, but I don't have that attention span and the news seems a day late.

There is something to this though - an inverse relationship between quality and popularity.

hackernews··on How FriendFeed uses MySQL to store schema-less data
this was discussed 413,442 posts back

http://apps.ycombinator.com/item?id=496946

hackernews··on Schwarzenegger gives California Legislature a Hidden Finger
Looks like Arnold has been spending too much time on 4chan.
hackernews··on Why startups shouldn’t have to pay to pitch angel investors
I've watched a lot of Jason C. and one thing is true, he is a "_brilliant_" salesman (I swear he is branding that word). But for him to step out and take on the old establishment really means something. He could easily concentrate on Mahalo and and not reach back and motivate the people working on startups.

It's so cliche, but he seems genuinely sincere in fighting for the the next generation of entrepreneurs. I'm behind him 100% on this, and can't wait to see where it goes.

hackernews··on Google wave invites going for ~$100 on ebay
It's not even an immediate either. They are paying to stand in line.
hackernews··on Forget Starbucks, work at the library instead
thanks for the tip. I'm going to check this out
hackernews··on A Run-down of Free Software Project Hosting Sites
sadly Assembla is left off the list, a personal favorite.
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