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Its a wonder people still use the service after articles like this come to light. Its not the first time Paypal has pulled this stunt. A mass boycott isn't out of order.

A ripped off version seems more appropriate. This seems...well, criminal.

I love Minecraft. I hope Notch does something to stop this. I'd love to see Minecraft on the Xbox, but not if it means stealing someone else's idea.

I like what you've done. As an aside, I noticed you're using Slicehost. You can get better performance, for cheaper from Linode if you want. I've switched many a client to Linode and never heard a complaint.

Just a suggestion.

Cool idea. I'd like to see an IMDB link somewhere on the page and perhaps partnerships with private trackers?

I've come to realize in my short time here, that dissenting opinions are dangerous. I've learned to respect the karma gods and pander or, post my opinion and delete it before taking too hard a karma hit.

Its sad to see that an informed, but non-conforming opinion is taken as fact and karma-nuked.

Or, perhaps people developing in these languages are in a more zen like state? :)

Well played!

I wonder if this has anything to do with: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2247962

I know I plan to comment my python code a little differently now! Maybe that will help balance the numbers?

I know I'd be pretty vulgar if I programmed in C++/Javascript all day!

It really depends. The survey is an interesting method of filtering people in of itself, to assure they'll use the service AND it has the added bonus of giving you some free market research. However, you don't want to be too intrusive at the risk of pushing people away.

Frankly, I think you'd be more than fine if you let it be on a first come, first served basis, with the added caveat of garnering a little market research. That way you're not turning away too many people.

You run the risk of taking on a lot of work if you start filtering everyone. And if you do that, you may miss out on a potential market you hadn't identified previously. Just a thought :)

Run it until you know there are no major snafus. I.e., system doesn't auto-purge your DB, assimilate all your users and nuke the planet.

Once things are stable, start scaling the beta up to a reasonable number of users. I.e., stress test, in increments. Once you meet a pre-set milestone, set it loose.

Goodluck!

You have a typo on your sign-up page:

"Get 20 fax fages free"

Otherwise, cool idea.

You shouldn't be getting DDoS'd by a bunch of bots. Since you're using Apache with that hardware, you should be able to avoid crashing the entire server. Regardless, you should be able to control your server enough to avoid having it swap/crash. May want to hire a sysadmin with more experience.

This is both wonderful and disappointing.

We're still pretty locked into 2.6. I'd love to move to 3.2 but it would break EVERYTHING!!!!(! added for emphasis!)

Maybe in ~10 years, everyone will be using 3.2, I know I can't wait! :D

I have to admit, lightboxes have been very prevalent lately and I'm getting sick of them. Signed.

I have to say, I'm a huge fan of the MIT CompSci course. A more direct link is http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-comput...

Have to agree. They lost me a long time ago.

Is there a way we contribute without our wallets?

Its not surprising. We make extensive use of Python. Its great.

I get so busy doing so many things that I often don't develop for months at a time. This used to be a problem when I used C. With Python its a non-issue.

Likewise. I started using it back in ~2008(I believe) and haven't looked back. I figured there was value in reposting this for those that aren't familiar with it and some of the recent changes.

That guy needs a raise!

I have to admit, when I saw this I went looking for resume examples in LaTeX and I was impressed. I'm downloading Lyx right now(Linux high-level LaTeX front-end) and intend to redo my resume...and I'm not even looking for work! Its that appealing.

Interesting idea. How does it differ from using Dropbox + Keepassx though? Frankly, I feel safe when using that setup.

I read your FAQ and such. I found that, for a 'security' product, it was light on the security details. Mentioning encryption once and not much else. Expanding on that might put a few people at ease.

You may also want to include a comparison/benefits sheet in contract to existing solutions(like the one I mention). People are going to be reluctant to hand over their login credentials if you can't quell those fears.

Otherwise, best of luck!

Edit: I hope the above doesn't come across as an attack, so much as a serious of unsolicited suggestions :)

Its feasible and can certainly be done! http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/wiki/SharingScrip...

Enjoy! I know we'll be using this soon.

90,000 was an exaggeration. The point stands though.

I've used and endorse it. Set it up to accept a knock sequence along the lines of:

Port 38378, 1292, 65000, in quick succession. IMPOSSIBLE a port scan will ever hit those ports in that order.

Have that sequence trigger a modification to your iptables or execute some script to modify sshd_config or whatever else. It works wonders and is another level of security.

Using keys isn't always an option. Passwords are a necessary evil in SOME cases. Which is to say, keys are ideal when appropriate.

I've always moved my server ports to the 10,000+ range. The number of connections is trivial.

In conjunction with the following, I've had virtually no issues:

Port 22222 #Easy to remember, rarely hit. Even if it does get hit, it takes them a little longer to scan up to this range. Move it higher if you want.

Protocol 2 #NO EXCEPTIONS!

LoginGraceTime: 60 #seconds. If you need more than 60 seconds, you're probably doing it wrong. Change to 30 if your host is fast.

PermitRootLogin No #self explanatory. No means no.

AllowUsers jefe78 otherguy #this should help if you use obscure user names

Now, combine that with denyhosts http://centoshelp.org/security/denyhosts/ and some really strict configs and you should be better off than you were.

My company has two people learning Django right now(including myself). Do you have any recommendations for learning resources? One person is used to working with frameworks, I'm not.

What was your take on the learning curve?

Two minor issues:

Clicked on "another random clue" after reading the first one. That disappeared on the following clues.

Having to use Twitter/any other common ID is going to cause people to shy away. Let me register for my own ID on your site.

Otherwise, I love the idea!

I have to agree.

I was an avid FF user for many years. I shied away from Chrome for quite some time, until this December. A fresh FF install with no addons was painfully unresponsive, given 'too many tabs'. Those same tabs in Chrome chugged along.

I hope FF can get back on track(relative to Chrome:P) and reduce some of the bloat.

If you love the language you're coding in, the honeymoon may never fade. Get me working on some old school C or Python and I'll have the same problem. "Crap, its 3am...did I eat?"

Keep at it! I hope you keep enjoying it.