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I would never want to speculate, but I speculate that CNN's ratings will be back to their abysmal levels in a few weeks. :)

So much linkbait on HN today.

Note that you can't use hola for anything except the browsers it supports. (As far as I know.) So it's good if you want privacy only in the browser.

I wonder: this kind of malware doesn't require admin permissions, does it?

This explains everything :).

I think that Microsoft would make more money if those "500 million!" XP users woke up one day, realized their 10-year-old XP tower no turns on, and were forced into buying a newer PC.

Problem is, this is not a great time for that. Should have waited for Windows 9 to be released. ):

I haven't finished the article yet, but so far:

Microsoft XP

Haha!

Microsoft is dumb

Haha! I guess so. :)

Given what we've seen, I'm not inclined to believe that the UK government will use this newfound power for good.

You can have an async implementation and synchronous code. http://meteor.com does that part quite nicely. The compiler or runtime should be handling this kind of cruft for us in most cases. Just because using Brainfuck might result in theoretically faster code than Ruby doesn't mean we should be writing our server in Brainfuck.

Would be interesting if Twitter created their own bot to make it seem like they have more active users than they actually do.

Just because my database says I have $100 trillion does not mean I have $100 trillion.

Bitcoin isn't a currency by most textbook definitions. As Bitcoin is now, it will never replace fiat currencies because it is not a stable store of value (among other reasons). For now, Bitcoin is just another way to send fiat and something of an investment.

So Bitcoin fanatics who believe Bitcoin will replace fiat are wrong - unless they're willing to accept major changes to the system that go against their usual beliefs. (And even then, I doubt many governments would sit idly by, for good reason.) But for practical people who don't want to deal with buyer fraud, exorbitant fees, and lack-of-privacy, Bitcoin is great.

Buffett may be a killjoy and trying to preserve the current system which tends to benefit the wealthy and well-connected. I'd guess he probably has a lot of stake in that. But he is correct for now.

That was Charlie Munger, but Bitcoin fans tried to pin it on Buffett too, because he is a billionaire and happened to be in the same room as Munger at the time.

Just wondering: why do people here keep spelling his name 'Buffet' rather than 'Buffett'? Is it some form of veiled insult?

Genetics probably has some influence over it, too, if you believe other mice experiments.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/19/health/overweight-maybe-yo...

I suppose I can use my limbs to buy illegal drugs. If only they were virtual and could be transferred internationally with little or no fees - all done more easily than sending an email.

"Not involved with Bitcoin" leaves the door open to having been involved with Bitcoin in the past. I wonder if he was trying to deny past involvement with Bitcoin but worded it poorly, or if he was merely being clever in his wording, like a politician. Perhaps we'll find out.

These tend to be people who drink it heavily.

I remember hearing something about self-XSS in another story earlier today:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7350818

That's the world we live in. "You need to eat healthier," says a skinny person smoking a cigarette and drinking alcohol.

Ouch. Even the mention of XSLT is painful.

I always feel like I am just trying random things until something works

Indeed.

Ah, my bad, I didn't know they were still experimental. :)

Because I find it difficult too. :) Been using CSS for 7 years and still have some trouble with it, compared to typical programming which tends to be quite easy.

There were a lot of really complicated things added in 2.10, so now I wouldn't be so certain. I used 2.9, and personally I found it very easy to read and write, most of the time.

Any languages gets easy to read & write once you master it

Perl :(

I am glad to hear other people find it difficult, too. I really am.

I've not used Scala since ~March 2013. I sure hope compilation times have improved since then. That was one of the main reasons I stopped using Scala. Scala is one of the easiest languages to read and write once you master it, but the compilation times were frustrating. Excited to try out 2.11 later tonight.

Ahh, CSS. The hardest language to master.

"Sceptical" is actually the British spelling of the word "skeptical."

So, what conditions will best help PayPal continue to grow its user base, increase revenues, and bolster its profit margins on a consistent and ongoing basis?

Well, on the last two: freeze all user accounts, confiscate the funds contained within, make charges of $5000 to each credit card holder, and justify it by linking to your terms of use.

You know, PayPal.