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srbloomon Zed Shaw: Tir Web Framework Officially Up

Don't forget "answered a rhetorical question".

srbloomon My first tiny "weekend project": readable text hosting. Useful?

anonymous functions:functions::tidypub:blogs

srbloomon Get Satisfaction responds to NYTimes' DecorMyEyes Article

Yes. Far too lightweight for the background. Hurt my eyes.

srbloomon US Government Censors 70 Websites

Is this only a DNS block? Can you still get to these websites by pointing your browser directly to an IP address?

srbloomon As of today, Facebook is one step away from trademarking FACE

So why does Facebook want to trademark this word? And what would be the ramifications of this trademark? Would you have to pay a royalty every time you used the word?

srbloomon Half of Milgram’s subjects told him to take a hike

I guess your satisfaction with this result depends on your prediction.

Also, judging by the comments section on that site, presenting the result this way ("50% refused" instead of "50% complied") has a significant impact on how people respond to the result.

srbloomon The quest for freedom and safety: Why I donated $100,000 to YesOn19

There is also the chance that legalization in California leads to legalization everywhere.

srbloomon The quest for freedom and safety: Why I donated $100,000 to YesOn19

I can't answer for the grandparent, but I would imagine it has to do with how he evaluates the dangerousness of these drugs relative to the consequences of their illegality.

srbloomon Benoit Mandelbrot, RIP

Isn't this thread exactly the right spot to reply?

srbloomon Syntax highlighting, auto complete and more within Python interpreter

I recently started using IPython, also with a comparable feature list: http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/

Does anyone know off the top of their head which of these is the most active?

srbloomon Ask HN: Has iOS irrevocably fallen behind?

"However, you also need a healthy ecosystem of consumers who love the product, and at the end of the day, I really think most developers will go to the platform where they can reach the widest audience."

This is exactly what I was thinking. It is an interesting question- do consumers follow developers or do developers follow consumers? It seems that those agreeing with the OP would argue the former while those disagreeing would argue the latter.

srbloomon 'First to Do It' vs. 'First to Do It Right'

Veering off-topic, and I don't mean to personally attack, but this exercise of limiting the ways in which your description is "dull" is completely futile, e.g., here you are engaged in making the rather dull act of liking not being a fan of anything into part of your identity.

What I'm trying to say is that I think your preferences will always be a large part of who you are, like it or not.