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That's not a "simple fact."

Minimum wage also transfers money to low-wage workers, who tend to spend every cent they're given, which acts as an economic boost for the area, and creates job.

All the research I've seen shows that there are two conflicting effects, and even well-educated experts, who have spent long periods of time studying it, have a very hard time determining if the effect is net positive, negative, or neutral.

If you're afraid that general purpose computers are going to be destroyed by the iPad, you have far more faith in the level of success it can achieve than I do.

If you're not, jacobulous's ridiculous hypothetical scenario isn't worth treating seriously. And I treated it with all the lack of seriousness I believed it to deserve.

I hope to someday make a product that gives such positive first impressions that people suspect my users might be shills.

if all I have is an iPad, I can write lots of potentially interesting software for it. They are still programmable, after all.

That said, the fact that you seem to think that cooking meals, gardening, woodworking, and appliance repair are also impossible indicates to me that you're not really railing about the iPad.

These are great days to tinker. Just a slightly different kind of tinkering, is all.

Traders are just like programmers, in that they often wish there was a 'Do What I Mean' instruction.

If you look for duplicated orders and request confirmation, the traders get mad that there are extra clicks keeping them from doing what they asked.

If you don't do it, the traders get mad when they make a mistake and it is dutifully executed.

If you do it only over a certain threshold, the traders get mad when they make a mistake that is large, but not over the threshold.

That said, I'm sure this sort of error has cost banks far more than a single $150k fine. The losses on a bad trade can easily outstrip that wrist-slap.

1) You've attacked "general-purpose" computers that are turned into controlled platforms.

Without moving from my chair, I can see the following "general-purpose" computers that have been turned into controlled platforms.

A Directv HD DVR. A Sony Playstation. A Nintendo Wii. A TomTom GPS. A Samsung Television. A Treadmill. A BlackBerry. An iPod Touch. A Logitech Remote Control.

Precisely when should I be outraged that a device's capabilities aren't as general-purpose as you'd prefer? Heck, some of those devices (the television, GPS, and treadmill) even run Linux, yet are "crippled" by their manufacturers.

2) I'm not ok with them actively trying to stop you from removing those limitations on your own device,

Every trade has two sides. If a seller says "I will sell this to you for X if you agree not to do Y", that's a trade that you can either accept or reject. I fail to see why you, as a buyer, should have a right to demand that all rights transfer for a particular price if the seller doesn't want to transfer them all for that price.

So long as it's reasonably clear, and disclosed, I fail to see the problem.

3) "calling you a criminal" ... "easier to enforce user-hostile laws like CBDTPA"

Blaming a specific, unreleased non-general computer for laws you don't like is almost comic. I say 'almost' because it's really kind of annoying that you want to strip the rights of innovators to make what they want, in the name of 'freedom'.

If I want to wrap a processor, input method and display up in a manner that precludes using it for general purpose computing, as a means to solve a problem, I should have every right to do it and sell it. And you can buy it or not buy it.

But claiming it's responsible for every law you don't like, that it's an assault on property rights, and that it's an attack on constructivist education, free culture or decentralized power is utter and complete rubbish.

Our lives are full of devices that could be general purpose, but were made more specialized for ease of use, maintenance, battery life, or w/e.

I don't understand why so many people are getting their panties in a knot because somebody is selling another non-general-use device with a processor.

And I know that hyperbolic rhetoric is fun, but let's be realistic. This is not undermining constructivist education, free culture, decentralized power or open systems in any meaningful way. If you really think it's accomplishing all that, go take your medication.

I think the gap helps, actually.

I think it's more just the length and repetitiveness of the links... like if I search for Yelp my first result is:

Yelp by Yelp app Detail :: 148 Apps: iPhone Application and Game Reviews And news.....

Maybe it'd work better if you highlighted the search terms?

Quality of search results wasn't very high.

Quantity of ads on page was quite high.

Presentation made it difficult to skim the results.

Influence - The Psychology of Persuasion by Cialdini.

http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Busine...

The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing - Violate Them at Your Own Risk!

http://www.amazon.com/22-Immutable-Laws-Marketing-Violate/dp...

Don't Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to We Usability, by Steve Krug:

http://www.amazon.com/Dont-Make-Me-Think-Usability/dp/032134...

Information Architecture for the World Wide Web: Designing Large Scale Web Sites, by Paul Rosenfeld and Peter Morville:

http://www.amazon.com/Information-Architecture-World-Wide-We...

Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping, by Paco Underhill

http://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Buy-Shopping-Updated-Internet/d...

And at least one Jakob Nielsen Usability book.