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ukaszgon Hey Google, I want my cache links back

It already is happening, look at ddg.gg

ukaszgon Windows 8 OEM specs may block Linux booting

As much as I don't like Apple/OS X, most of my friends do. Everyone got Mac _because_ of OS X. One got it because of low latency, and because he was "sure it won't hang up for a moment because of some background job". He uses it to make music. Others got it for its (OS X's) usability.

ukaszgon MoonScript - A programmer friendly language that compiles to Lua.

Also Moonscript is difficult to read (at least compared to Lua).

If you miss OO in Lua, use some OO library (I like middleclass).

Honestly, I don't see any gain in Moonscript.

ukaszgon Introducing BrowserID: A better way to sign in

sounds like tracking to me

ukaszgon Introducing BrowserID: A better way to sign in

so, its an easier way for sites to track users?

ukaszgon Top Programming Fonts

to me, the best font ever is http://www.netalive.org/tinkering/triskweline/

not mentioned in the article, but I highly recommend it.

its avaliable ONLY in 10pt and only with Latin1 characters. But its so readable and beautiful I dont care :P

ukaszgon Why Can't Developers Estimate Time?

because they actually try to give truthful answers, instead of making up numbers like everyone else.

ukaszgon Want to be a leader? Wash the Dishes When Nobody Else Will.

I think this is a bad example. If a company hires a person to do X (where X is not 'cleaning the bathroom'), than that person should do X. If one does not do what he/she is hired to do than that person just wastes time and is not earning money for the company.

Who would you prefer to hire? Someone that 'cleans the bathroom' when it needs to be cleaned or someone that just ignores this and earns money so you could hire a cleaner?