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Schedule – 35th Chaos Communication Congress 8 years ago

That is one of my favorites as well. I always think of his stacked-up-to-the-ceiling garbage bin image when discussing the current state of software.

This year he seems to be continuing with the theme: Taming the Chaos: Can we build systems that actually work? [1]

[1] https://fahrplan.events.ccc.de/congress/2018/Fahrplan/events...

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I'm tired 13 years ago

I agree about the need to clearly register disagreement, but I'd opt for slightly less shock... I'd say, calmly and sternly "that is entirely inappropriate." I'd then call on others in the group to register their disagreement.

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Julian Assange: Cryptographic Call to Arms 14 years ago

For this reason I am fond of Jonathan Zittrain. Not that he particularly aligns with Assange but he is very good at presenting these issues in a compelling manner.

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Ask HN: Best developer laptop under $1700? 14 years ago

I recently learned about these guys: http://zareason.com/shop/Laptops/

If I were on the market for a dev machine today my choice would be between their UltraLap 430 and Dell's XPS 13.

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