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  1. A good book on data representation (UI, charts etc.)

    Starting a new job where my initial task will be to build a UI that does "analytics". Although I have experience with building this kind of things, I have never read any meaningful theory on the topic and this time the…

    2 points 2
  2. Moto G (moto-g.com)
    5 points 0
  3. Best ultrabook for linux? [April 2013 edition]

    What would you recommend? What do you use? Do you know of something interesting about to be released? Please, do not recommend me to use Windows or Mac OS, we are not discussing this right now. I am specifically…

    63 points 105
  4. Ask HN: What is the state of distributed P2P instant messaging?

    I am talking about "no-central-server(s)" networks. There are things like Pastry http://www.freepastry.org/ but this doesn't look at all usable yet. So I am interested what is the "practical situation" at the moment.…

    6 points 1
  5. Premature Optimization vs. 8 Fallacies of Distributed Computing

    Everyone here knows Knuth's immortal argument about premature optimization. But today I stumbled upon (again) the 8 fallacies of distributed computing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallacies_of_Distributed_Computing And…

    3 points 0
  6. On Moral Superiority (gatchev.info)
    44 points 66
  7. Startup in Europe?

    We have all read Paul Graham's writings about why the USA and Silicon Valley are the best places to start business. I have no troubles believing him. But some of us are less lucky to have been born in Europe (although…

    5 points 20