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Could you add your e-mail or some other way of contacting you?

"Prediction" really should be added to the HN title.

http://beta.sonos.com

Yup, that's correct, though the old library in my repo still works and is used by some folks, maintenance of SoCo is handled by a group of very talented and friendly developers under https://github.com/SoCo/SoCo

It looks like the author used SoCo for the Raspberry Pi project mentioned at the bottom of the article.

Carvoyant [1] makes a small device that plugs into your car's OBD2 port, and exposes the data through an API. It's somewhat similar to Automatic [2], but available now and has an API. I've got one in my car, but haven't had a chance to play around with the API yet.

[1] http://www.carvoyant.com [2] http://www.automatic.com

I had no idea. Any particular cities/areas in particular? (I live in LA.)

Noted. I've reworded my original comment to remove "incorporation".

Not sure how important it is for others, but I was surprised by the lengthy wait time to form an LLC in California. I filed for formation at the beginning of February and it still has not gone through. If you take a look at http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/be/processing-times.htm you'll see there is an almost two month wait time for new formations. This prevents me from opening up a business bank account and cashing checks, amongst other things.

Out of curiosity, how much of a Finder's Fee do you typically offer on FlightFox? Would you use it for shorter trips, say LA to SF, or does it really only become worth it on longer, more complicated trips?

Nicely done!

Feature request: show a list of the fake followers for one's account.

One of the two authors of the post (Robert Krulwich) is also a co-host on a fantastic podcast called Radiolab. Their most recent episode is about this topic and they tell the story of a Japanese man that was in the blast radius at Hiroshima, went home to Nagasaki, injured, and was caught in the second explosion as well!

http://www.radiolab.org/blogs/radiolab-blog/2012/jul/16/doub...

Most NDAs have such a period stated in the contract. However, every now and then, you come across one that doesn't. (I just received one earlier this week that did not explicitly state one.) So, as always, read everything before you sign!

I tried just jumping out of bed and getting going, but it ended up with me failing more often than not. What works for me is to ease into waking up with a set, autopilot-type routine, something you can do without even thinking about it. Wake up, get out of bed right away, walk to the bathroom, start the shower, get in.

I've purchased two MacBook Airs from Best Buy and had the exact same experience. Walk in knowing exactly what I want and ready to buy, wait ~30 minutes for an associate to free up only to be told that he/she doesn't manage that area, and then wait some more for someone that does.

The reason I bought from Best Buy rather than the Apple store is the discounted price. Best Buy sells the Air for something around $50 cheaper than Apple. I haven't made use of it yet, but their Black Tie warranty seems pretty good. You're covered for everything from hardware malfunction (out of your control) to accidental coffee spills (in your control).

I think that might be in part because the people that attend solely for the gadgets probably only show up to pick up the freebies, so you aren't likely to run into them at the talks.

In my group of friends alone, I know of at least 10 people (non-developers with no interest to start) that got tickets last year, went up to I/O as a SF vacation, stopped by Moscone to pick up the freebies, then sold them off to pay for the trip and then some. While I, as a developer with an Android app published, didn't manage to get tickets last year nor this year.

For all the folks that still watch broadcast television (I do): starting in December 2012, the "CALM Act" takes effect, restricting the use of louder than normal commercials.

http://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-adopts-rules-restricting-lou...

Another way to do it without having to install anything extra:

curl "http://api.twitter.com/1/statuses/user_timeline.json?screen_... | python -m json.tool | pbcopy

Thanks for sharing these! As long as you're encoding fonts, any chance you could do Monaco?

I've heard a few numbers thrown around, 1 in 20,000 comes up often, but I haven't found any reputable sources to back that up. According to the National Marrow Donor Program:

"On average, one in every 540 members of Be The Match Registry in the United States will go on to donate marrow to a patient."

http://marrow.org/Registry_Members/Donation/Donation_FAQs.as...

I can say from personal experience that I've been a registered donor for 8 years, and only just yesterday did I receive an e-mail saying that I may be a possible match for a patient. The process going forward is fairly long with tests along the way to be certain (http://marrow.org/Registry_Members/Donation/Steps_of_Donatio...). I was told it could be up to 2 months before doctors decide if I move on to the next stage of donation. If the doctors decide I'm the best match, it could be another 6 months before the actual donation.

Giles (http://gilesb.com)

Like you, I used to use shampoo everyday. I've been doing the no shampoo experiment for about a month now, and found that I no longer need any styling products (I used to use a bit of clay on occasion). I just kind of use my hands to style it and it stays how I like it.

Here a photo of my improvised standing desk setup from a few months ago: http://twitpic.com/1kkmj7/full

I've since upgraded to boxes.

Like rfugger, I also had Tomato installed, but had never known about its SSH daemon. After Firesheep was released, I went looking for a cheap way to secure my computers' traffic. Originally, I intended to use EC2, since Amazon is giving it away for free for a year, but this solution seemed like a better route for me. If the ISP (Cox Communications) does get grumpy, I'll probably go the EC2 route.

As for the dynamic IP issue, Tomato can also be setup to work with a DynDNS account.

While I was working at IBM (in California), I tried to get clearance for one of my personal projects [1], the IBM lawyer had this to say:

"No, according to California Labor Code 2870, even if you use your own time/equipment, your project still belongs to IBM if your project relates to IBM's business, or actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development.

So if you think that your project is not close to anything that IBM is or will be involved in, you can tell your manager about it, and if they agree with your assessment, then you can tell me your project and I will try to get it cleared for you. In my experience though, it is hard to get clearance because IBM is involved in practically everything, esp. in the software field."

My manager was ok with it, but the IBM lawyers wouldn't clear it. I doubt they would have pursued any legal actions if I continued working on it, but I figured I'd rather not chance it and let it go.

[1] It was a FOSS Firefox add-on called Map+. IBM had a team somewhere that worked on Firefox add-ons, so even though I wasn't on, near, or had access to that team, it was a no go.

Appointment Reminder, Patrick's (patio11) latest product: http://www.appointmentreminder.org

Thanks for the feedback!

It's very minimal right now. (This is basically what I got done on Friday before a late lunch. The Twilio API is that awesome.) I'm open to adding anything other Twilio-based businesses find useful--stats, graphs, whatever it may be.

If you'd like a demo, call (877) 264-0341 (toll-free, forwards to my cell). Then visit http://www.hirahim.com/projects/support_dashboard/

I've blanked out the last four digits of the calls listed there for privacy purposes.

Can you--or any other Android app developers--share what your active install* percentages are? I'm curious what's normal for the Market.

You're fairing a lot better than I am. I put my first Android app out a month ago (Gas Log) and have made a whopping total of $2.80 in ad revenue. (With an active install rate that fluctuates in the 40%-50% range.)

* active installs are the number of people that downloaded the app and kept it (i.e. did not uninstall or return the app).

Agreed. The new Bank of America ATMs make getting cash incredibly fast. After inserting your card, you're presented with a screen that has an input field for your pin and then just below that are buttons with the most common withdrawal amounts ($20, $40, $60, etc.). Most of the time I visit an ATM to get a bit of cash, and can be done in about a minute. Another nicety: after choosing one of the "quick cash" amounts, the ATM spits your card out before your money, so that you're less likely to leave your card behind.

I do this a lot too and it annoys the hell out of everyone around me.

YouTube Repeater (http://www.youtuberepeater.com) is super useful if you're like me and listen to most of your stuff online.

Also, to answer the main question: Enter Shikari.