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Meh, I just read it as an anti-joke. I think you guys are getting worked up over nothing.

I remember going through that stage with my kids. To keep myself stimulated I'd add an extra bit here, a funny voice there, kept what worked and kept building and building on top of the actual text in the books. It was like a performance after a while, and of course, my poor wife would never do it "right" when she read it.

This thread is a good example of why the policy requiring that a post title must match the article title doesn't always work.

The title is okay within the context of the site it's on, but it's completely nonsensical on its own without that context.

I wonder what the implications of a direct brain-to-computer interface, and through that, the internet, are if this interface is left on while you sleep. Would your unconscious mind wander out into the internet? What would it do there?

I'm against capital punishment, but I'm glad that at least the state has higher standards than murderers when it comes to killing people.

I'm on Windows 7 and use a Linux VM, where I actually do all the development. I love the command line, but still haven't found a Linux GUI I'm as comfortable in as Windows. Ubuntu was getting close there for a while, but then they went to Unity, which I tried to like, but ended up pretty much loathing.

"Your right to say it", means exactly the right to say it and NOT suffer consequences.

It depends what consequences we're talking about here. There's a difference between the consequence of being thrown in jail for something you said and people thinking less/differently of you because of something you said. I suspect OP was referring to the latter.

Multiplication tables are too deeply ingrained in my brain for that to work on me.

The article below says he's UK based.

http://mashable.com/2013/07/22/security-researcher-apple-hac...

The article says no studies show that flossing has any effect on tooth decay. But what about gingivitis? I know it's anecdotal, but since I started flossing regularly, I've noticed a drastic reduction in the amount of times I get inflamed gums.

The problem is that they control our culture. Boycotting some of these companies involves removing ourselves from many of the shared experiences which allow us to identify with the society and time that we live in. Until our artists figure out a viable way to extract themselves from this machine (through methods such as Louis CK's experiment, perhaps?) I don't see this kind of boycott ever gaining the critical mass it would need to make an impact.

I love the would-be prankster on the Facebook page, trying to sneak an alert("Delete C:/?") onto the page.

There are some red, blue, purple and green guys if you look further down.

I like to hear about how others are organizing stuff like this, because parts of my internet life are anything but organized. I've got the 'stuff to check later' links strewn over a dozen places, including a wiki, pastebin, tumblr and a bunch of other sites I don't remember.

I am pretty happy with my 'regularly used sites' organization though. I don't like having that in the cloud, since the cloud can sometimes be not accessible. I just have as my homepage a hand coded, nicely formatted link page with an embedded Google search box. I always have the source for that page open in Notepad++, so it's real quick to add new stuff there. I also have a script which copies it into my Dropbox dir, so I just run that and my changes are available on all my other computers.

And Dutch.

>> I actually am able to digest the content from all of the comments, simply because I'm forced to devote a few moments more to them than before, rather than jumping to the "Top Votes"

I see your point. But for me, I often don't have time to digest everything. So if I'm going to only read some of the comments, I'd rather quickly find the best ones and read those.

I guess it just depends on your approach to how you consume HN comments. That's probably why this topic is so divisive.

If someone gets violent or even offended because of what I call something I worked on for a couple days and threw on the web, then I'd say they've got the bigger problem.

I bought my phone for the non-phone features, sure I'll admit it. In fact, I never had a use for a cellphone until you could browse the net on one. When that came along, I was all in. For me it's not a parlour trick, it's the primary reason I have one.

My #1 goal for 2011 is to put the house in order.

I'm a good programmer. You'll just have to take my word for it, as I have no proof. I have no links to offer to which I can say "I did this".

That's the problem. I've spent the last 10 years toiling away as a random code monkey. A well appreciated code monkey who can solve problems and learn new things quickly, mind you. But not so outside the hours of 9-5.

A recent event has led to an epiphany where I've realized that I'm not working to my (albeit perceived) potential and that I should stop wasting my evenings and weekends and work toward something more fulfilling. I've spent the last 3 months working hard on ramping up on relevant technology and beginning work on my first startup.

2011 will ideally see me release this thing to the world at large. Wish me luck.

From your article:

"So, when World of Warcraft came out, I knew that it was very important that I avoid playing it, because it clearly was a game that I would get instantly addicted to."

I was also into MUDs big time while I was in school. That addiction was not all bad since I eventually got into the hacking-the-codebase side of it, which was in line with what I was studying. But as soon as I heard of it, I knew that WoW was bad news for me. It would become my MUD addiction on steroids.

Thankfully I've managed to stay away from it so far. But I'm not really that strong. Most of the credit goes to my aversion to having to pay a subscription fee to play it.

Try "trackwear". Now you're on the trolley.

If this submission were made by someone with lower karma, it would probably have been deleted by now. On its own, without the context of who posted it, I don't see how it meets the guidelines of this side; guidelines which are usually strictly enforced. I'm not trying to be a troll here, but if exceptions are being made for the regulars, how do you expect us new people to respect the rules?

"Equally troubling is that magistrate judge Margaret Nagle signed off on the warrants (literally, with a rubber stamp) without questioning any of this, from the look of things."

When judges sign off on stuff like this, do they consult at all with independent technical experts on the implications of the evidence, or do they just take the conclusions at face value? I sure hope they consult because even if they're good at what they do, how can they be expected to be any sort of check on the process when they haven't the technical background to interpret the evidence?

I was told in school that SESE was the proper way to do things. I've met other people who agreed with that. You and I are of a differing opinion. Seems at least somewhat controversial to me.

Mine is I don't believe single-entry single-exit should be law. It tends to clutter your code with extra braces.

I'm looking to move my bookmarks somewhere else. But frankly this has really soured me on trusting anyone with them. I want them to be 'in the cloud' so I can access them from everywhere, but also under my control. Does anyone know if there are any apps available out there which I can install on my own hosting and can serve as a bookmark manager?

I already have a personal wiki for my notes and lists, but I'm looking for something a bit more specialized for bookmarks. I like the concept of tagging my bookmarks, which a wiki doesn't offer.