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I personally have XCode installed at /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/MacOS/Xcode, so I ran the command at https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan-downloader_osx_flash...

I got the "does not exist" result anyway, despite not having any of the software listed installed except for Java.

I was going viral this year, but the doctor gave me some antibodies and cleared that right up. j/k

Thanks for the validation. I don't know if it is the blog-spam that infests all of these types of forums, or if it that people really think a for-profit corporation owes them free stuff in perpetuity. PR people, though, call me "cynical" ;)

I'm an artist and didn't know I could draw caricatures to make money. I've been getting by writing proprietary software for the Apple App store. People download my artwork off my website all the time and use it for commercial purposes even though it states "All Rights Reserved" on my website. I regularly send out DMCA notices. People want it, but they are unwilling to pay for it.

However in the App Store there is a distribution network that checks for purchase before download and signs ipa files with DRM technology. I wish there was something like that for artists (but their isn't and probably never will be).

My advice is to learn ObjC and get the money up front for freelancing gigs while registering as a sole-proprietorship with your local chamber of commerce. Then pay Apple a registration fee for the App Store. It takes about 10 days to get their approval. Or learn another language. Go to Starbucks or whatever coffee house is in the "nice and upscale" part of town and eavesdrop on the business deals that are going down. Learn what people want and figure out a full proof way to help them get what they want while getting paid for your effort. Now. Be greedy. They will be. Trust me.

That's my advice. You're welcome to it. If you can't make money as a software developer and you CAN ACTUALLY PROGRAM software, then I don't know what to say except learn some confidence. Life isn't hard unless you make it.

No, your Facebook account belongs to Facebook. The content you post belongs to you with distribution rights granted to Facebook. Additionally free speech is protected from the government's interference, nothing is in the Constitution about protection from private enterprises.

I don't think you are as well known as you claim to be. You are most likely just another face in a crowd.

Even if you are tagged in a picture, you most likely don't have an evil nemesis stalking you, looking for a point of weakness, biding his or her time to unleash the evil plot.

Or maybe you do. In that case let people know about it, so they won't tag you.

Would you be willing to surrender your ycombinator password?

I vote for VB.net because if you work at a company and it gets out that you "know it" then prepare for an onslaught of people demanding and going over your head to get you do development projects for them in your "spare time".

Cocos2d uses LUA as well as ObjC and C++ so you could get the best of all worlds ;)

Basically, Ping for apps. As a developer/ misv in the app store I am not adverse to this idea but do feel the trepidation to its implementation. Keywords are really enough for right now and there is a major reduction in the crapps which in the past ruined customer expectations. In a nutshell, things are good and even improving so please don't break things, Apple (if you're reading)

I wonder if there is any value in the comments from the second time around or if rereading the first set of comments is sufficient? Maybe a double blind study is neccessary.

What do we have now if not an actual civilization?

This is wonderful article written by a Harvard Law professor. Normally I don't agree with lawyers, but in this case Lawrence Lessig just tells it like it is without manipulating the facts in a well-respected journal.

It is obvious people are being hurt and lives are harmed by the stupidity of copyright laws in this country.

I thought casinos were mostly fronts for money laundering, but since this has a story to it, there is credibility that a growth industry like gambling has real credibility in the startup scene. Therefore, there should be more gaming startups in YCombinator.

These problems aren't going to just go away on their own. Apple needs to step up to the plate.

Just Divide your social networking accounts into a Work account and a personal account. Simple really.

I just assumed that they had search warrants allow this form of discovery for years now. It is funny to thing that an investigator tried one time too many pattern attempts and accidentally erased the phone contents. I'm going to go on record as haha'ing the slip up.

: HELLO ."Hello YCombinator " ;

Is it possible to create a business which can profit off of patent trolls? Like a patent troll bait company? I've read somewhere there is a lawyer who profits off spam using the small claim courts system, so maybe something along those lines is possible...

This would have been clever on April 1, but I guess this is serious. ;)

Wouldn't a more accurate title have been, "Remote access in your browser using HTML5"?

It is not a children's toy anymore than a laptop computer is a kid's toy. The software on a machine doesn't change the delicacy of the hardware. People who want rock solid, well-tested toys for children are better off buying a LeapPad than handing their 4 year-old a $500 iphone or iPad.

Tattooed? Sorry, but this comes across as a rant.

Myspace actually tried that.

And telephone calls.

How is it frightening?

Its a blog article. I think he is just expressing himself. If Apple and iPad happen to be highly valued keywords, then so be it.

I've used VA health care. It is awful. AWFUL. Let me explain using an analogy. What do you think the quality of care would be like if doctors could not be held accountable for their actions in a meaningful way?

In other words, work on Quora problems for the privilege of working for free. Of course, there is the promise of being recognized, but no promises on being hired.