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Will we need massive physical storage devices now cloud storage is becoming more accessible for all?

Cool! Thanks for sharing. How long did it take you to develop?

Don't necessarily agree with the statement that by sharing they give up their advantage.

This assumes the approach is repeatable, and applicable to other products. These success stories are a nice way of sharing knowledge and giving others hope.

Not all stories are luck, but clever ways of researching and solving problems.

I am thankful to those that share and have learned lots. Please keep sharing!

Some examples: http://sparknlaunch.wordpress.com/2012/04/23/learning-from-o...

> "Hewlett-Packard, the world's largest personal computer maker, has said it will layoff roughly 27,000 employees or about eight per cent of its workforce.... generate annual savings of $3bn to $3.5bn by the end of 2014."

This feels inevitable for HP. After various takeovers and the economic climate (in particular on their PC division) it seems an easy decision. Most of the redundancies will be made up of early retirement, but always seems like a loss of talent. There must be some veterans there with 40/50 years in the business.

Crazy! Back to The Future was released in mid-1985 and things have changed a lot. The models, the camera equipment... makes you appreciate the film even more knowing how it was put together.

> "So, skip all your boilerplate framework tests if you like – if you don’t feel like you need them, you probably don’t. But please, please lock down your business logic in tests. Maintain them. They’re a working representation of what’s actually important."

Business logic should always be the dominating force. This is often forgotten and the time you have 'real' users using the system it is too late to make sweeping changes.

I thought Mozilla London was the centre of Europe?

Good to see the big names promoting innovation and technology in Europe. I use to be a Mozilla fan but am now google heavy. Maybe it is time to come back?

Looks good, although not sure the reactions from Reddit and HackNews are the widest perspective.

What is the stack?

People saw value in Facebook, otherwise they wouldn't have purchases shares last week. Yes, well overvalued but investors are willing to pay a premium for the associated and perceived value.

1) The main value is the sunk cost people have in Facebook. The vast majority of your family and friends are on the platform. You unwittingly have built up a scrap book of your past few years - photos, messages, relationships...

2) The other value is the time people spend on Facebook plus the large user base. You just need one or two mechanisms to extract revenue from this position and you are winning.

There are plenty of risks, some may be:

1) The Government cracks down on privacy or advertising standards.

2) An alternative arrives that makes it easy to transfer your profile. You can always download your Facebook profile.

3) Suffers the MySpace factor. Facebook is left behind due to better and more exciting offerings.

For now, Zuckerberg has shown his ability to compete. Until people stop spending hours on Facebook, they are very far from failure.

Looks like those guys in mission control are having a blast. One guy appeared to be sleeping.

Slightly unrelated but underneath the video it has a live counter of views.

"1159 current / 944428 total views"

Not the most definitive and diverse list. The vast majority of these books are 'marketing' focused. Establishing and running a business is more than just promotion. If you have time to read 10 books, I would mix it up a bit.

I would personally throw in an autobiography a functional business book. The rest can be made up with personal drive and passion.

This is a massive pain for me. Desktop PCs are awfully noisy. However laptops are not always that quiet. Anything with a fan can start creating noise.

I know you can replace fans but this is nuisance if you don't know much about the inner workings of a computer. PCs are easier to open but laptops and other portable devices aren't always possible to open (breach of warranty and design etc).

Another good initiative from Mozilla. They recently announced a startup weekend type community.

I like the name - Hackasaurus.

How hard is it for Yahoo to change their certificate?

Thanks for the offer! I don't have any published apps but sure someone will take you up on your offer.

> "The Supreme Court has ruled several ideas to be outside the bounds of what can be patented, including an algorithm for converting between binary number formats, the concept of hedging against the risk of commodity price changes, and the process of adjusting the dosage of a drug based on measured levels of a particular chemical in a patient's blood."

These all sound so fluffy but I guess there must be people out there trying to patent these type of things. Are they saying you can no longer patent a 'process'?

Stackoverflow is a great resource. The link below is has details on Rails (maybe not best starting point for Ruby) but helpful site to learn and find good resources.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/55574/learning-ruby-on-ra...

Does anyone know what twitter (data) is predicting about the final? Twitter has done quite will in picking recent elections, sporting events etc

The recent crisis in Europe should make the voting interesting.

Thanks for sharing such a comprehensive tutorial. Good starting point. One thing missing are some worked examples of building something end-to-end (ie a basic application).

Wow! What a great result! So how does one get featured in the two dollar deal? What have sales done now, back at the normal price? Would you consider dropping the price permanently?

There is a risk that these types of information leaks will become more common. Organisations are being forced to compete and have an online offering. This is great but suddenly you have linked systems that put sensitive customer data within touch of others. One wrong code and your hidden data is no longer hidden. In the past the sales and payment systems were totally separate.

I have heard this happening a few times. However I thought you can register a mobile number to help resetting your account password?

Wow! The life hacker recovery points were great.

1. Less lifehacking, more life-designing

2. The best app/tool/gadget/hack for the job is the one you have with you.

3. The least possible (practical) amount of organization is best.

4. You are very important, but only to certain people. Make sure you identify them correctly.

If you only try implement one of these you got to moving in the right direction.

The rules around the olympics branding extends further than normal laws. There are guidelines even on referring to the games and athletes. The fact they are using a variation of the official logo is rights for a challenge. However shutting the account is a bit far. Is this in breach of twitter terms and conditions?

Edit: Their account is temporarily suspended and not shutdown. If they change the branding and verify their account they will be reinstated.

Another great achievement and recognition.

Interesting how he worked as a consultant to Apple, eventually becoming a full time employee.

A knighthood is a special title but has been handed out to some dubious characters in the past... Goodwin, Mugabe. Not taking anything away from Ive.

It looked pretty good until the decision making process of colour choice-blue or orange. I don't understand the rationale. So what if orange is a warm colour. I was expecting a better argument on colour choice. And why just two choices? Is there a more scientific approach to colour choice (ie colour wheel) or is it simply designer or customer choice?

This is a massive challenge, made harder by all the other competing startups. I have been thinking often about offline versus online. For all the effort you do online, one good offline meeting could create much more benefit.

For example, you may have a million twitter followers who create minimal interaction. Or have a face to face meeting with one person who introduces you to an interested angel or your next big customer.

What has biggest impact?

For those living in large US and European cities we take our internet speed for granted. I am assuming that it's not google to blame but rather local infrastructure?

Great story! Call it whatever you like, this shows how getting involved and getting out there creates these opportunities. Good luck with ear bits.

Looks promising. Mozilla seem to be following similar lines to google with events and tools. Hopefully they are creating compatible ecosystems.