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Sure that certainly is one way of looking at it. When I said Bush - I did not mean literally Bush. I think we both made our points - so I give it a rest :)

Sure, I watched the video. Thanks - it was a nice, instructive video.

All I am saying is that your statement is a "bit of hyperbole". Things are never black and white when we are talking about such complicated topics. As an example, according to your statement, it would not have mattered if someone else had been elected instead of Bush. Whereas I think it is highly likely that Iraq war (for better or worse) would not have happened if Bush had not been elected.

Thanx for the very detailed and interesting analysis. Part of what would determine US global leadership is how fast it adapts to the changing world order and accepts the facts instead of hanging on to the past world where it was dominant by a huge distance. This is not going to be easy though.

I think there is some truth to what you say - but to say that it is "utterly irrelevant" who you vote is a bit of hyperbole. In a democracy voting ultimately decides who gets into power and what the policies would be.

I think the most important set of folks that should receive their share of blame is folks who voted the current crop of congressmen. I really feel that we should have a "how to choose whom to vote for" as part of core curriculum :)

"The Moral Landscape" (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/143917122X/) by Sam Harris

The book discusses how science can be used to deal with questions on morality.

One of the foremost intellectuals - I disagreed with him on Iraq but scoured youtube to watch his debates - mostly against religious rabbis. There really was no one like him.

"“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence." - Christopher Hitchens

The first one went for 1600 and the second one was done sort of in private immediately after since there were two hours available.

@zck - no idea - I spent almost an hour looking for the item and then was told that it had already been converted to a live auction due to high demand.

$1600 - 2 spots (so total $3200 for two hours), I was there. It was a silent auction before and it became a live auction due to high demand.

I think it is a silent auction. So you go in and put your bid. So it is not going to be like what I believe you imagine.

I am not sure whether 1. you know what others have bid(my guess is this would be the case to raise more money from charity's point of view) 2. you can bid again.

true - i edited for that just now:) I did not realize that it would be a silent auction.

I plan to be there...And hope to win:) @callmeed, i can bid on ur behalf assuming it is a straightforward one time bid...i can contact you on email if you want..though there is a conflict of interest :) edit: edited some portion once i learned about silent auction

@arn, I agree and you give a lovely example of parents wanting to have children and point to an even lovelier set of cartoons - they totally cracked me up - thank you!!:)

I am in the same bind. I am wondering what a decent rate for a good design is. I need to design two simple pages ("simple" may be subjective.) I have been quoted $400 - just for design - by htmlburger (they seem good). Would you consider that too pricey?

Damn! Only yesterday I bought the balsamiq :) I checked your stuff briefly but did not get a chance to play around. I definitely think there is a market for this.

see this thread http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1745802

I am a musician (singer) and i can not listen to anything without focusing on music - so I like silence when I am coding:)

same here - single founder but intend to find another co founder - hopefully soon:) your email is invisible, btw..

cool - thanx! The first stage seems like a killer one!:)

Thanx. Any clue how many total applications out of which 90 made it?

Did anyone here make it to the interview round and then get rejected? I wonder what the %age is of folks who make it to the interview stage.

interesting, I just submitted "tldr" as one of the ideas to yc application in answer to the question "If you had any other ideas you considered applying with...":) I call it cogist (I was thinking of using mturk to do it since my nlp skills are outdated/non existent - "co" gist:)

Thank you PG, Jessica and team! It was very motivating to see everyone! I did not attend personally but the videos were terrific!

Just emailed the linode folks and got a response back! Most likely I would go with linode. @mickeyben, let me know if i should give your referral or something (assuming i go with them should decide by tomorrow)...

Thanx! Is the "set up" as simple as installing stuff (tomcat/mysql/jdk) or is it more complicated? If so it should be not more than 30 minutes to an hour max?

1. That humans kill each other because of differing opinions. 2. That I see only my own point of view till I live - at every moment, there are billions of folks who are living a different life and experience. 3. When we gaze at a star, we are gazing into the past.

Thanx - I had not seen that thread.

Looks like I will apply :)

Yes, assuming he likes the idea. I was told that last year there were two single founders that got funded.

Interesting idea. Personally, I prefer to hear back feedback from the actual application process itself - it is more efficient in many ways.