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I think all of this is too simplistic. Follow your passion, and take bigger risks while you can (because when you're older it gets harder), is great advice. But Paul needs to understand that his pas…

I know it makes perfect sense but it's just not going to get them where they want to go. It's not fair to say that and not back it up, but it would take too long to explain. Suffice it to say that …

I would more identify that with John McCarthy, but I know what you mean. The problem is that it's making him bark up the wrong tree.

I wish them luck. In my humble opinion, they're making many mistakes. Their core principles aren't abstract enough. "Golden Box" is a technology not a principle -- and it isn't necessary to get whe…

Did you have your fingers in your ears and your eyes closed waiting for this to happen for a while now? Join the other club.

I agree, David. I let myself get taken in. Sorry.

First, this is for Reddit, not for here. Second, this could also be titled "Why I Am Now a Brain-Dead Conservative." His reasons are contain many spurious claims such as 'Do I speak as a member of th…

Because Europe alone is a much bigger market than the US, and it's not that hard to simply localize an app. I think this is a huge market -- localizing the most successful apps out there. In fact, y…

In a downturn: 1. advertising dries up completely. 2. people tend to curb risky financial moves, such as early stage capital 3. businesses will cut back on almost all new development The big question …

I disagree and am doing just that in the Czech Republic. The governmental regulations aren't nearly as good as in the States, but the local workforce is much better and cheaper, and the politics does…

Great writing skills, Electro, and of course you've got it exactly right. As an American who has lived in Europe for well over a decade, it shocks me now to see how sacred the word Capitalism is to Am…

The point of the article, that capitalism has a natural inclination to increase the disparity between wealthy and poor, has been long assumed as a self-evident property of capitalism. This doesn’t ma…

I understand. I came here because I have a start-up, but the community here is one of the best I know. I'm afraid as it becomes more popular, that will change. But I'm enjoying it for now.

Read his book "Stumbling on Happiness". He addresses the first two of your concerns, and it's a fascinating book. (As for your third point, I think you missed what he was trying to say: that if you …

Fatherhood makes -me- happy. I don't care about how others feel about it. Unfortunately, this is a horrible article on a fascinating subject: hedonistic psychology. If you haven't read Dan Gilbert's…

I'm with you, Paul. It seemed more of a lynching of Fred than a correction.

It's true, that if it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats. But do worry. Because the people who make money off of any invention are rarely the inventors. It's the people who broug…

Dupe: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=116240

What would happen if you gave all the candy away. No, really, what would happen if, for one country in particular, candy was free? 10% would show restraint and eat healthily. The rest would more or…

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Mandatory voting seems a bit extreme. Maybe the first step would be to join the rest of the world and have two or three voting days and have at least one or two of those days on a weekend. Some coun…

Is that your list or the official list? The point that started this wasn't that Person X is charismatic while Person Y isn't. It's relative. Second, who judges who is more charismatic, even relativ…

At this level in politics, all candidates have "charisma" too. He only has more charisma if you define it a posteriori as having won the election. > Bush is shorter than both Gore and Kerry. Gues…

I think it would be better put as, "The person who exudes leadership qualities is more likely to succeed." It's well known that the taller of the two presidential candidates usually wins, for example…

> Has it ever been easier? Yes. I remember many years ago I wrote a web application for a swiss banks financial intelligence unit. It was only used by a handful of people and they wanted a reall…

Thanks for reiterating conventional wisdom, but the person missing something here is you. Sure Google can computer more for less, but I already have a PC; why buy two (one for Google and one for me)? …

Amen. I can't believe someone took so long to say it: a browser is for browsing. I have yet to see a web app that blew my mind, or hell, even came close to what a standard fat-client application can…

Who knows what's going on, but coincidence is out of the question.

I've worked a long time in a completely different vein, under the premise that language design should focus on making programs manageable. Making them shorter certainly promotes that in many respects…