> "If the West is wrong about our ideals being universal, then our society is no better than others anyway and it doesn't matter (in the long run for the overall good of humanity) if the Chinese conquer us." If our…
Just over a month ago, on March 30, they picked Kansas City, Kansas. Google Blog: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/ultra-high-speed-broa... HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2387866
Or the Humble Bundle, for that matter. http://www.humblebundle.com/#contribute
Apple has "Numbers", which seems as good a name for a spreadsheet program as any, to me.
... sign up for cryonics?
I don't doubt it. I was just tickled by how the evidence that social proof works echoed the use of social proof.
> And I was dealing with all walks of life. Holiday makers of all kinds. From backpackers, to ... they were all affected by the truthful claim that almost everybody bought the package from me. Wow, everybody falls…
We can laud the achievements Apple has accomplished without refraining from criticism where they fall short. Furthermore, even taking what you say for granted, these past achievements do not validate the approach Apple…
That they are free to make this choice doesn't mean the community needs to roll over in accepting it. A response to this news that doesn't indicate displeasure would lack integrity.
Woah, I just noticed that when the mouse hovers over "Close tabs to the right" or "Close other tabs", the tabs that will close start to flash. (Chrome 9.0.597.67 beta, Windows) When did that happen?
My own anecdotal observations suggest most laptops don't have a dedicated middle-click button, though most do emulate a middle click when the right and left buttons are simultaneously pressed.
That a loose analogy can be drawn between network neutrality and newspapers does not mean both cases have equal merits. One of the merits of each case must be their practicality, and at least to me, net neutrality seems…
After a Mass Effect marathon, I started instinctively reaching for "quicksave" before making decisions or initiating dialogue. If only...
I'm surprised by the domination of Western Europe by iOS, and that Symbian's share there is so low. Even Android's numbers are double that of Symbian. Compare East Europe, where Symbian is roughly half the market. Was I…
I found it myself just yesterday through a completely unrelated channel. Didn't catch the author at first glance! Seeing Yudkowsky linked to FF.net on HN made me do a double-take. I wonder how long it would have taken…
Were all 10 of these suicides from FoxConn's Shenzhen plant (population 330,000)? If so, perhaps a fair basis of comparison would be the suicide rate at other manufacturing plants, along with the general suicide rate…
Actually, the arrow keys can substitute for the WASD keys. WASD is just easier to use one-handed with the spacebar.
Well, Wave is still in "Technical Preview". Hopefully, business-class apps won't need a "down for maintenance" sign.
The cumulative result is a version of “Metropolis” whose tone and focus have been changed. “It’s no longer a science-fiction film,” said Martin Koerber, a German film archivist and historian who supervised the latest…
You can do the same in Chrome. Check under Options ("Basic" tab) > "Manage" next to Default Search. You should see a list of search engines. If you've already used the search engine and Chrome has picked it up, just…
I'm curious how Page responded. Given what happened, it does seem he tilted Brin's way in the end.
Not to quibble too much, since this is a complex issue, but as it is 2010, "last 10 years" would mean since 2000, so stuff from the 80s and 90s isn't precisely on target.
In simple terms, the Old World had a larger human population pool, with a longer history of settlement, and more domesticated animals (i.e. vectors for disease). Or in simplest terms, Old World germs were way nastier.…
Doesn't the "Places" feature count as video? http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/#place
> "If the West is wrong about our ideals being universal, then our society is no better than others anyway and it doesn't matter (in the long run for the overall good of humanity) if the Chinese conquer us." If our…
Just over a month ago, on March 30, they picked Kansas City, Kansas. Google Blog: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/ultra-high-speed-broa... HN: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2387866
Or the Humble Bundle, for that matter. http://www.humblebundle.com/#contribute
Apple has "Numbers", which seems as good a name for a spreadsheet program as any, to me.
... sign up for cryonics?
I don't doubt it. I was just tickled by how the evidence that social proof works echoed the use of social proof.
> And I was dealing with all walks of life. Holiday makers of all kinds. From backpackers, to ... they were all affected by the truthful claim that almost everybody bought the package from me. Wow, everybody falls…
We can laud the achievements Apple has accomplished without refraining from criticism where they fall short. Furthermore, even taking what you say for granted, these past achievements do not validate the approach Apple…
That they are free to make this choice doesn't mean the community needs to roll over in accepting it. A response to this news that doesn't indicate displeasure would lack integrity.
Woah, I just noticed that when the mouse hovers over "Close tabs to the right" or "Close other tabs", the tabs that will close start to flash. (Chrome 9.0.597.67 beta, Windows) When did that happen?
My own anecdotal observations suggest most laptops don't have a dedicated middle-click button, though most do emulate a middle click when the right and left buttons are simultaneously pressed.
That a loose analogy can be drawn between network neutrality and newspapers does not mean both cases have equal merits. One of the merits of each case must be their practicality, and at least to me, net neutrality seems…
After a Mass Effect marathon, I started instinctively reaching for "quicksave" before making decisions or initiating dialogue. If only...
I'm surprised by the domination of Western Europe by iOS, and that Symbian's share there is so low. Even Android's numbers are double that of Symbian. Compare East Europe, where Symbian is roughly half the market. Was I…
I found it myself just yesterday through a completely unrelated channel. Didn't catch the author at first glance! Seeing Yudkowsky linked to FF.net on HN made me do a double-take. I wonder how long it would have taken…
Were all 10 of these suicides from FoxConn's Shenzhen plant (population 330,000)? If so, perhaps a fair basis of comparison would be the suicide rate at other manufacturing plants, along with the general suicide rate…
Actually, the arrow keys can substitute for the WASD keys. WASD is just easier to use one-handed with the spacebar.
Well, Wave is still in "Technical Preview". Hopefully, business-class apps won't need a "down for maintenance" sign.
The cumulative result is a version of “Metropolis” whose tone and focus have been changed. “It’s no longer a science-fiction film,” said Martin Koerber, a German film archivist and historian who supervised the latest…
You can do the same in Chrome. Check under Options ("Basic" tab) > "Manage" next to Default Search. You should see a list of search engines. If you've already used the search engine and Chrome has picked it up, just…
I'm curious how Page responded. Given what happened, it does seem he tilted Brin's way in the end.
Not to quibble too much, since this is a complex issue, but as it is 2010, "last 10 years" would mean since 2000, so stuff from the 80s and 90s isn't precisely on target.
In simple terms, the Old World had a larger human population pool, with a longer history of settlement, and more domesticated animals (i.e. vectors for disease). Or in simplest terms, Old World germs were way nastier.…
Doesn't the "Places" feature count as video? http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/#place