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Disagree. Hover effects should generally be avoided, as there's no hover state in a touch-based UI.

Some people suggest using select elements instead of checkboxes and two-option radios. Forget the source, but at least one study concluded that users preferred selects. As always, take with a grain of salt and test for yourself.

That was borderline incoherent. Terribly written.

Looked for a better account of his talk but couldn't find one.

No doubt; I'm just surprised that something this common made the front page, even if putting "instant" in front of things is all the rage.

Why is this noteworthy?

  $('textarea#markup').keyup(function(){
      $('div#preview').html( $(this).val() );
  });

It very well may. I point it out because it seems to be becoming a default, just as Helvetica has.

How could you make a list like that and omit HFJ's Gotham in favor of FF Dax or Myriad?

Many of these are roughly equivalent. Terrible list.

A few seconds of searching turns up an infinitely more interesting piece from Smashing Magazine: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/03/20/60-brilliant-type...

Agree wholeheartedly.

I've said for a while now that being late is making the statement that you don't value the other party's time.

Your last paragraph is exactly what the DC superintendent proposed. The teachers' unions were so threatened that they didn't even allow it to come to a vote.

Just saw this last night in SF courtesy of the Commonwealth Club. Highly recommended.

You're shown that getting results is straightforward: get rid of poor teachers and reward good ones. One stat that was particularly interesting, from a Stanford researcher whose name I forget, was that replacing the worst 6-10% of teachers would put us on the same proficiency level as Finland.

Unfortunately, the system makes that very difficult. Many teachers are granted tenure, making them impossible to fire, and educators' compensation isn't designed to allow for performance incentives. Contracts demanded by unions are partially to blame.

Also, our education system was built for previous generations' economies. Professionals, scientists, technical workers, factory workers, and laborers were needed in different proportions than they are today. Now we have more highly skilled jobs without enough highly educated Americans to fill them. SV and schools in Redwood City and Woodside are mentioned specifically.

It examines the costs of poor education, like the staggering number of dropouts who end up in prison. Their incarceration cost could put them through private school with money left over for college.

Saying the film demonizes Weingarten is exaggerating. She doesn't look great, but there are clearly a lot of factors at work.

Waiting for Superman makes clear that the way forward is good teachers.

Stop writing posts warning against use of these terms. You're too late. The tide turned long ago, and the ones who were there already made the announcement.

Drug Wars was my introduction to programming (probably not a good sign).

I started tinkering around with values and ended up making a notecard retrieval system that also simulated the OS clear programs function so my friends and I could cheat in geometry class even after the teacher caught on. There was also a tasteful Simusex-style easter egg game built-in.

Could they not have gotten a better domain? Also, the Bad Religion song lyrics are beating them in search results.

Great concept, good execution.

Will you have to adhere to the same kind of restrictions Pandora does (limited # of skips/hr, etc.)?

If you're going to have a heart icon, you might as well make pause and next icons too. Or use a word instead of the heart.

Too many different font sizes. The signup form needs a little love. Maybe a little space between the fields?

Good-looking, overall, and works very well in Chrome.

I signed up because:

- I live in my car and want to provide a place to stay for visitors.

- This is all I need when traveling.

My interpretation of this is a work-focused AirBNB.

I successfully ported a number to Callcentric before GrandCentral became GV. After GC -> GV, the number magically returned to GV, which is fine by me with the improved feature set.

My next question would be: will AT&T's 4G service be capped? Sprint's current offering includes a 5GB 3G cap and no limit on 4G access.

Lightweight living, a minimalist lifestyle, or whatever you want to call it represents maximum freedom for some people. If you come across adventure or you decide you want to move, you can do whatever you want at the drop of a hat.

I'd say it's best suited to people who don't have a family, sedentary lifestyle, or hobbies that require a lot of stuff.

In late 2007, I got rid of my place and everything I owned to travel indefinitely with only a laptop, HD cam, four shirts, a pair of pants, and two pair of underwear/socks. My worldly possessions weighed 14 lbs and occupied a backpack smaller than the L.L. Bean that hauled my books in high school.

Over the course of the preceding 6 months, I'd realized I never actually used my kitchen, living room, couch, TV, or pretty much anything else in my place. I would get home, play guitar and drums, use my computer, sleep, and leave.

So I got rid of it all, and the feeling was one of total liberation. I haven't looked back, and after 3 years (including a move to SF), I've added a small acoustic guitar and shed the HD cam.

I also realized that an apartment is mostly wasted space for someone who spends most of his time outside and around town, so I got rid of that too and sleep in my car.

Long story short, I've found getting rid of excess to be liberating, productive, and addictive. Highly recommended.

How many would there need to be to get your attention?

The takeaway from the email study is not that ugliness converts.

Versions A and C have other navigation/messaging in the spotlight. Version B has the fewest distractions.

Poor illustration of the point, if you ask me.

This is like assuming your users are stupid. Strive for accessibility and ease of use, not ugliness.

I'd be pretty curious to see the resulting code.

Nice at initial size, but zooming jumbles the words in the latest Chrome Mac.

Not a very attractive infographic. For relief, see http://feltron.com.

Pretty sure you're able to download your raw data.

(Just bought this a couple weeks ago... waiting for my analysis.)

I'd gladly help you make that little logo/icon/badge more attractive, just for the satisfaction of knowing one less bad one is showing up in HN readers' profiles.

The obvious? I side with pg. "Too lazy to walk, ya fuckin homo?"

http://www.paulgraham.com/segway.html

Awesome to read a detailed account of instant-on insight and tough questions from two giants. Steve's intolerance of business as usual is particularly inspiring.

For those who've read The China Study, note that this is about increasing consumption of vegetables, not decreasing consumption of anything else (including animal protein).

I get "Invalid key." locally.

Wouldn't his proposed method of returning nothing when URL==referer "destroy" a form that posts to itself (action="." or "")?

Just a couple hundred years too late.