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What happens when your chilling in a coffee shop and your arch nemesis orders a latte with your name?

Does anyone know if this book would be good on a kindle? I.e. is it straight text, or does it have graphics and sidebars, etc.

Unless you download them from Amazon they will not sync across devices. But, I see you're point, they are already formatted.

Intereseting example of a connectivity problem that site wouldn't spot.

I find that committing parts of a file in GitX is much easier than using interactive mode in the terminal. That's not a question of understanding the git model, it's just choosing the best tool for the job.

I started feeling the same way a few months ago. It is hard to define exactly what changed. Some of the time I question whether it might have been me that changed rather than Gruber. It's validating that other's are starting to feel the same way though.

Does google consider gmail users to have value? Be it via ad views or good will, etc. If so, then is it in their interest to provide a commensurate level of support to their users? Sure there's no legal binding contract, but at what point does it cross from being benign to being bad business.

The fact is that this is a common complaint that Google seems content to ignore. Which is their right, but is it the best choice from a business perspective? I don't know.

When I bought my first Macbook Pro a few years ago, I purchased it for the hardware and intended to use it to run Windows in Bootcamp. After spending a little time with OS X I came to appreciate it and I now use it exclusively. But my favorite thing about it is the UNIX like underpinning. Which in a sense makes it less locked down than Windows.

Spiderman, just because a thing takes effort and is well done, does not mean it is insincere.

The article doesn't have any actual hard facts regarding the hellish conditions. For instance:

"According to Liu, the plant makes employees work around the clock, only pausing briefly to eat or sleep."

How long exactly is "briefly"? 3 hours or maybe 7? We aren't told.

The article also doesn't say why these 300k people don't quit. Is it that there are no better jobs available to them?

My guess would be that it is the body of information that google indexes and ranks that has skewed over time, and not that google is skewing the results.

It is also likely that google's ranking algorithms reflect the fact that sensational articles about health concerns get more links than serious scientific articles.

Edit: At one point the author does say "Google may not be driving the trend here so much as reflecting it."

Jury nullification is not a recognized part of the US legal system. Its something that can happen, but its viewed as more of a loophole than anything else.

Incidentally, I was recently dismissed from jury duty by the judge for asking an honest question regarding jury nullification.

EDIT: I should add that I think this is unfortunate.

I've never read a book that didn't make me think for myself.

I regret clicking this link. I should have stopped myself when I saw (sethgodin.typepad.com).

Interesting, when I went to the Wakemate site I was hoping for a product that looks like a tennis wristband, which I know to be comfortable. I didn't pre-order because I'm not confident the neoprene looking band would be comfortable to sleep with. I'd like to try it on before buying.

Setting an industry back has no relation to when it started.

That's a question we should be constantly asking ourselves as indivuals and as a society. This misleading and flawed comparison serves more as a distraction than a call to arms.

Smallpox was eradicated. If it wasn't they probably would have spent more, that's just one reason this isn't a valid comparison.

Cash for Clunkers reminds me of the Broken Window Fallacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_broken_window

I've never said either of those things. The first one is absurd.

I'm not sure if you're referring to the boycotters or HN. But I'd hardly call a vocal minority "the market." The lines in the Whole Foods a couple blocks from my apartment seem to be just as long as ever.

I disagree that expressing a well thought out opinion on an important social issue is a dumb action.

The overwhelmingly vast majority of Goldman's profits this year have come from market making. Spreads are wide and other banks have been taking down risk. Goldman's profits this year have nothing to do with stat arb or HFT.

Speculation provides liquidity.

Why is this being upvoted? GS has become the LOLcat of HN.

Another thing to take into consideration is that the promo codes were probabably picked up by the usual coupon websites many people check before making a purchase from dell.

Why do you think it should be outlawed? Why should the government have any say in what art you are allowed to view?

It's true that these arguments do seem to go on forever and very rarely does someone change their viewpoint based on these discussions. But debates on the value of incentives, the role of government and charity, and efficient resource allocation are important topics citizens would be wise not to avoid.

Just saw this interview response by Guido Van Rossum and had to post it.

- What do you think is the most important skill every programmer should posses?

Guido Van Rossum: Your questions are rather general and hard to answer. :-) I guess being able to cook an egg for breakfast is invaluable.

http://www.stifflog.com/2006/10/16/stiff-asks-great-programm...