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But could today's programmer even learn COBOL?

http://web.archive.org/web/20050214210251/http://objectz.com...

> by selling the IPO at 4x of what it should have been priced, Zuck showed that he is a brilliant CEO

Keep telling yourself that.

Growing company?

http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-05-07/tech/31602869...

From the article:

"The danger, Ritholtz said, is that the drooping stock price could tag the company itself with a "stink of failure" that could make advertisers less willing to use Facebook."

"Decisions made by interns" = probably why FB is constantly raping user privacy. I hope.

You're naive or outright lying if you think that all HFT firms are simply doing what earlier generations of traders did, just "faster."

http://www.nanex.net/aqck2/3528.html

Really?

http://www.kurzweilai.net/this-is-what-wall-streets-terrifyi...

geocities.com sites are still there???

jwz said the same thing: http://www.jwz.org/blog/2011/11/watch-a-vc-use-my-name-to-se...

> What is true is that for a VC's business model to work, it's necessary for you to give up your life in order for him to become richer.

Let's get a movement going here.

Just use mod_perl. Duh!

Excellent use of icon art on http://jodd.org/

Why do we need another Java framework?

So...when is Zuckerberg scheduled to be interviewed on Squawk Box?

Agreed, but it turns the stomach a bit to read the FB fanboys slapping each other on the back about FB being a "$100B company" (and that the IPO "proves" it).

FB scored a win by getting $100B, but in my opinion it's tainted, and they may have poisoned the well for those who follow.

You are basically admitting that Zuck didn't build a valuable company, but instead he conned investors (and Main Street) out of billions (coming days and weeks will tell exactly how much). So, congratulations to him I guess.

Wrong.

http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-why-facebook...

Wow. Author missed the point completely.

Upvoted.

"Real time. You keep using that phrase. I do not think it means what you think it means."

Unlikely.

Didn't click the link, but I hope it doesn't have anything to do with Internet security (zing!).

Wow, glad I've finally heard about this guy. His article about not going to college is superb.

http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/01/10-more-reasons-why-par...

Surprisingly, its semantics and "features" are often bizarre and sweat-inducing when compared to other languages. (Surprising for such a widely-used language).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQVTIJBZook

Replace "Bitcoin" with "money laundering" and "tax evasion" to understand why.

+1

+1 my point exactly

How is this "throwing under the bus?" He's absolutely right. They probably made some hiring mistakes, and those are can be tough to identify and undo.

I suspect the one making the analogy is such a developer. Related: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect

This is dead on. I had a summer internship with a prestigious law firm. During the initial meet and greet between the interns and partners, one of my fellow interns admitted to not working after college in favor of "just traveling the world, surfing." To my shock, the partner was impressed by this answer. I was dumbfounded.

(PROTIP: usually "traveling the world surfing" is only possible if you are independently wealthy or willing to live like a hobo).

"7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails"

http://www.oreillynet.com/ruby/blog/2007/09/7_reasons_i_swit...