KB

Have you considered integrating with worktrees via Magit to have multiple agents working across different changesets of a repo?

Consumer Reports is my first stop whenever I look to purchase some non trivial item. I typically use the top five from their recommended list to quickly narrow down my initial result set. Then I'll cross reference with Wirecutter to see if they are in agreement (usually are). If I'm down to one or two choices at that point I'll try to find some unbiased reviews on YouTube. Not a perfect system, but I find it works pretty well compared to just going right to a Google search result.

I actively use RescueTime but my Mac app and dashboard do not look anything like what I see in the linked Vimeo. Are these features generally available yet? How do I get on the latest if the Mac app says I'm already up to date?

Really great achievement and welcome to Google. If you're based in Cambridge, we should try to grab lunch sometime. My ldap is kbolton.

Having gone through a few acquisitions where MongoDB was used, I would never recommend using it from a legal/compliance perspective. You either have to pay for a very expensive commercial license OR adhere to their AGPL license (which is very difficult).

https://opensource.google.com/docs/using/agpl-policy/ https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/blob/master/GNU-AGPL-3.0.tx...

Cambridge, MA - Full time Engineers at Crashlytics (http://www.crashlytics.com)

Frontend, Backend, iOS and Android. Mobile apps crash over 1 billion times a day - let's do something about it!

Crashlytics is mobile crash reporting and analysis as a service. If you're interested in the intersection of great UX, scalable systems, the mobile internet, and big data analytics we want to talk to you!

We're an early stage startup looking for truly talented engineers with a passion for clean code and great products. Our team is fast, smart and independent -- with previous startup success.

We're small and growing rapidly, so it's important to us to have a great company culture to support that growth. We offer all of the usual startup perks: snacks in the kitchen, flexible work schedule, top-of-the-line gear (Macbook Air, Thunderbolt display, iPad/Android Tablet), etc. Additionally, we feel strongly that it's the culture created by shared values that really makes Crashlytics a great place to work.

Here's a brief look at a few of the things we value:

We focus on the modern web - We don't support IE6, so you'll never have to worry about it! We love feedback - you’ll be able to connect directly with customers who are using what you’re building and use their input to make the product better. We’re self-directed - We trust you to manage your own schedule, vacation, etc. without complex policies or forms to fill out. We ship - we're huge fans of TDD, build/measure/learn, and are moving towards continuous deployment. We give back - We encourage open source contributions and community participation. We’re hyper technical - Deep understanding and optimization are in our soul - what can your code accomplish in 18ms?

Interested? Say hello to us at jobs at crashlytics dot com

Wow, their landing page is pretty slick. Check out their app thingy on the inside page.

I would say it was more of a prevention/education type of course that all employees possessing some level of government clearance were required to take. Essentially different real-life scenarios were presented to demonstrate the extent foreign governments will go to gain classified information.

An easy example I remember being presented was a case where a foreign government may find out about a defense contractor conference and will send someone to nearby hotels to just sit around at the lounge bar and simply strike up conversations with those around. Needless to say, most people with a few drinks in them and a friendly person to talk to will be fairly candid with who they are, where they work, where they live, what they do, etc, etc, etc. All of this information would then be compiled into a folder on an individual and once enough data is collected it could potentially be used to blackmail or maybe even counterfeit someone's identity to steal government secrets.

To me, the main goal of the training was to demonstrate how easily another person or government could gather extensive personal information on an individual and potentially use it to gain access to government secrets. Teaches you to take extra care with the information you share publicly.

Having worked for a Defense Contractor and been forced to go through social engineering training in the past, the idea of gathering information like this is very real and happens everyday. Hopefully this makes people think twice before exposing certain personal information online for all to see.

The easiest solution(possibly a cop out) for 1.8.7... Upgrade to Snow Leopard.

The last part talking about an Enumerator being passed back when no block is provided on the map is the most interesting to me. Definitely something I was unaware of but will certainly be using in the future.

Invite. Yes Please.

kyle.bolton @ gmail

Before I started college, I pretty much had two directions I wanted to go. Either go to college(for CS) or earn a Master Electricians license. I went with the former, however I sometimes wish I had gone the other direction.

Soooooo.... The manual job for me would have been an Electrician. I have friends that chose this route and are doing very well for themselves now. Good pay, make your own hours, potential to start your own business, etc. Manual labor in my opinion is extremely underrated, especially when it comes to trade related work. College is pushed so hard to high schoolers these days, that nobody considers alternative paths. Just like earning a college degree, I think you can lead a good life and possibly become extremely successful applying your skills to learning a trade.

I prefer my Apple Time Capsule. Wireless backup, runs in the background whenever my MBP is up, fixed up front cost, and all my data stays on my own network.

That's promising to hear. I worked IT for a large government contractor for years and it often took long amounts of time to roll out new images to the whole company. Considering the average lease time of 3 years, a full IE8 rollout could certainly take time.

I was especially surprised to hear about the piloting of Firefox. Is there a site somewhere to keep up on technology rollouts across the different US Gov't agencies? Or at least the ones EDS provides support for?

The largest IE6 population work wise is the US Government and they have little to no intention of upgrading to anything else anytime soon.

I'm currently stuck in the hell of developing web applications for government contracts that are targeted to IE6. For example... No multi css class support in IE6, which kills lots of JS libs. Horrible stuff.

Agreed. Deleted.

Not directly startup related, but the Boston Ruby group is pretty active. http://bostonrb.org

I was just thinking the same thing. 14 on Slicehost and only 1 on Linode seems like an odd ratio considering the similarities of the services provided and price point.

Maybe its because Slicehost offers backups?

I was messing around with the Twitter API the other day and was under the impression that their OAuth implementation was still private beta.

Is this still the case? Any ideas when it will be open for all to use?

I've had good luck with AblePlanet headphones (http://www.ableplanet.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_...).

Very similar to Bose technology, considering Bose has since sued them for patent infringement.

Not sure about the choice of name (it confused me at first). Foursquare is a fairly prominent snowboarding gear company that has been around for years.

Wow, I work next door to E Ink and never had a clue what type of products they made. Its interesting to find out they are involved in making the Kindle a success.

Has anyone here purchased a Kindle 2 yet? Anyone willing to offer their personal experience with it so far? (I trust HN reviews more than reviews elsewhere)

I haven't been following the rulings by Apple as to published books relating to the iPhone SDK. I thought this was not allowed.

Could someone clear this up for me?

A friend of mine frequents Taco Loco over in Somerville. I've never been, but he seems to always be talking about how good the food is there.

Chipotle has the best burritos I've tried in the Boston area. There's one in Harvard square and another in Davis square(I think).

Unfortunately if you are like me and develop products used by the military, you'll have to continue supporting IE6.

The FOREX (Foreign Exchange) market is pretty much the wild west of trading at the moment. No central exchange, little to no regulation, etc...

On average you'll need around 400K to buy a trading server (Meta Trader, ActForex, Manhattan Platform, etc), market the brokerage, and setup relationships with liquidity providers.

Not exactly a stock market, but its the closest to a tangible trading business for someone looking to get into that type of market.

You may find a few here: http://web20.originalsignal.com/

http://news.ycombinator.com is all in memory I believe