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I felt the same way and transferred my domains to Uniregistry ... and then GoDaddy bought them.

I understand the frustration, as someone working on apps in the space it is clear that there is much to be done.

Dapps right now are still a work in progress and very early. Most of the issues you brought up are known in the space and are actively being worked on. For example, UI file storage is being tackled via the work of ETH Swarm + ENS (also Mist browser), EOS Storage, IPFS Filecoin, etc. Running a full node is not necessarily required, you could immediately access a decentralized network via a light client on many platforms.

Ultimately the end goal for Dapps are to merge the benefits of decentralization (always-available, secure, permissionless, distributed, censorship-resistant, etc) into traditional application models, and in some instances create entirely new types of applications.

As I've said before, when consumers speak of "the cloud" they are usually describing something that sounds much more like decentralized platforms than current centralized solutions. Long-term I think decentralized platforms are going to change every industry in some way. Even from just an accounting perspective it's hard to see how this tech won't change the way we manage and transfer funds.

This is still an ongoing debate in the crypto space.

The opposing argument to concentrated mining pools is that they still require individuals to point to these pools and are essentially acting as proxy votes. It's decentralized because mining pools only have as much power as individual participants allow them to have and there have been multiple occasions where individuals have forced an action such as the UASF.

PoW seems to be on the outs recently with PoS, DPoS, DAG and other algorithms emerging as potential alternatives.

Blockchain without decentralization isn't that exciting. The problem with banning crypto is that there will be an entrepreneurial group of people willing to accept cryptocurrencies for a high fee and turn it into fiat or a commodity in a neighboring country. As someone developing in the crypto space, I look at this tech as the formation of a global, secure, always-on, always-accessible, standardized, permission-less database. When people talk of "the cloud" I feel that crypto platforms fit that description more aptly then traditional services.

I like Dropbox but as a potential investor I would be a bit nervous about the online storage industry as a whole considering crypto-backed decentralized storage seems only 12-24 months away.

It depends what you consider "the web" to be at this point. If you consider domain names, web server software, and data formats / protocols created for the web to be part of "the web" then I would argue that nearly all of the mobile apps use "the web" in some capacity. If you're referring to only browser-accessible web properties then I would say it's increasing at an incredible pace, just not as incredible a pace as mobile. Mobile is king right now but it's hard to predict the future, perhaps Augmented Reality takes over, or perhaps mobile is the first to enter emerging markets but as the cost and size of computers decrease we may see an eventual surge in desktop machines with web browser access. I look at the web as the "safe zone" or default last-resort method of accessing the Internet. I don't think it will go away anytime soon until we have a superior alternative that provides the convenience, efficiency, and level of open access to information that we see today.

Cool! The more common reusable rockets become, the more we can assume their cost benefits and apply them to even more ambitious space projects.

Sadly, I have been a vicitm of idea debt. As a young developer I had a grande vision of starting an online network of websites. I spent a solid month planning them all out, designing the logos and everything. Needless to say, when I showed the work to my boss he was less than impressed that I put off client work to plan our company's world domination.

I still have all the logos :) https://www.dropbox.com/s/7uxj41grx7s79mg/all-logos.jpg?dl=0

The biggest casualty of Science this decade has been elementary school dioramas.

More power to her. I hope she awakens to a body and future that brings her happiness.

Anyone else feel the need to do a parody video demonstrating how the ads have encroached on the organic link space over the years?

Not hating, I actually like the new look, it was just the first thing I thought of when they mentioned the original "ten blue links".

I always assumed this was due to the language barrier. China has roughly 10 million English speakers while India has hundreds of millions. To me, language appears to be one of the largest causes of cultural divide.

Just one look at blockchain tech should tell governments that they might as well give up on the pointless endeavor of eliminating information via intimidation. Technology is slowly presenting two options, complete transparency or totalitarian control. The days of operating in the middle are going away as the information becomes more difficult to trace back to it's origin.

I miss Perl. It was the first programming language I learned as a kid. I read the entire Perl for dummies book when I was 14 and uploaded my first script to a "cgi-bin" shortly after. Thanks Larry for your contributions!

Correctly interpreting online communication is difficult. What one person considers constructive feedback another person may interpret as negativity.

Reminds me of that Key & Peele skit: https://youtu.be/naleynXS7yo

Great article, I myself have been both on the sending and receiving end of such discourse. I like OSX and love Node.js which can become a source of confrontation. Talk about node.js in the Reddit programming sub and prepare for the backlash :)

Yeah, it does surprise me when technical people still show skepticism towards VR. I could see how a person could assume it's going to take another 5 years of iteration to be worthy of mass adoption but after the recent MWC and GDC conferences it seems clear to me that VR is here to stay and will only improve over time. The enthusiasm alone is driving innovation in this market at an insane pace and the consumer devices haven't even launched yet.

I agree, I love my Gear VR but I think the mobile solution needs to be an all-in-one device. I could see mobile and desktop VR using the same headset. With USB-C they could charge the headset battery while allowing you to power the display via your desktop computer, then when you disconnect it will switch to the on-board mobile hardware capabilities.

Great ideas, I can see public speaking becoming a large attraction. VR-based conferences may gain popularity where you can watch presentations and do a live Q&A at the end. Imagine a programming conference where you get a digital goody-bag of software and/or source code.

It's truly amazing how someone can now put together a brand new computer for less than $100 with a bit of effort. I have the Raspberry Pi 2 and it's quite impressive, especially when running on an ARMv7-compatible Linux build.

Auto-update is the main feature I care about. With auto-update we don't have to worry about legacy browsers holding back the entire industry.

I feel like we are unfortunately sitting on the tail end of the integrated circuit S-curve and are now waiting for the emergence of the next processing medium.

I hope the two groups are able to work out their differences. I would love to see some of the strengths of io.js transfer into Node.js from both a technical and organizational perspective. The io.js project has been surprisingly thorough. So far they have kept on a consistent schedule of updates, provided excellent transparency regarding their team meetings and working groups, and they have been very responsive to feedback. I still use Node.js (with the harmony flag) for my production servers in hopes that there will be a merger soon but I may be in a dilemma if it doesn't happen within the next few months.

I remember the good ole' dot-com days where the writing was on the wall once Webvan stopped coming to the office.

I do love the PMQs of British politics. US Congress is not nearly as entertaining, we tend to have hour long monologues with lots of charts and little debate.

US politics does have it's moments though ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPwW8nBVc0g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d_FvgQ1csE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcsNbQRU5TI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvq2tha6heU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u54H2sV-0Hc

It appears to me that it is useful for eliminating the "middle man" scripts/code often written for web application and server interaction. If I want to create a web application that displays the status of my server (CPU, memory, I/O, etc) I can use this software to call vmstat directly instead of writing an API (PHP, Node.js, RoR, etc) that executes the same command or uses a library that requires even more code to get the exact same data.

This is perfect for admin tools. I'd rather parse stdout strings than code a custom API.

I have only been to HK and Macau but never to the China mainland. Pardon my ignorance, but why does the Chinese government bother to censor the Internet? Are the people in China not happy with the progress that has occurred over the past few decades? Is the government really that concerned with their populace discussing politics or sensitive issues openly? Do Chinese provinces consider themselves to be separate and distinct or is it more like US states where the differences are superficial and the division is unimportant?

It seems to me the US doesn't have much leverage regarding this particular issue. We would be best served working harder towards more affordable and flexible manufacturing automation so we can be more self-reliant.

I really love this. Are there convenience functions to convert existing values to and from your new data types?

I would love to use this library but as C programs often requires third-party libraries I could see many instances of having to use normal C types. Is there a way, for example, to easily convert a float to and from a var (with a Real key/value)? How would I use your library to take hash table values and assign them back into standard struct members? Would I just use traditional casting? Something tells me normal casting is not an option, or at least not so easy.

IBM has great products and the design of this website is nice but the content does the design a disservice. The design expresses "clarity and simplicity" while the text expresses "vagueness and complexity".