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Re:Bill Gates pledges $10bn for a 'decade of vaccine' on Friday January 29, 2010 @01:57PM (#1087212)

This is fantastic news. One suggestion though, I would rather spend majority of that $10B in training, building the infrastructure, etc. so that 3rd world countries can produce their own vaccine/medicine/etc.

it's sort of like the old Chinese saying: Give a person a fish, and you feed them for a day. Teach a person how to fish, and you feed them for a lifetime.

Re:Calif. awarded $2.25B for high-speed rail on Friday January 29, 2010 @01:20AM (#1085956)

$33B for Afghanistan but only $2.25B for California?

Re:Will there be an iPad App gold rush? on Thursday January 28, 2010 @03:14AM (#1083317)

This all comes down to where the developer can make the most money, a native app or a web app.

Someone also mentioned the infrastructure and resources needed to support a web app to support thousands/millions of users. as opposed to basically nothing for a native app.

Re:The iPad Big Picture on Thursday January 28, 2010 @12:51AM (#1083120)

good advice

Re:The iPad Big Picture on Thursday January 28, 2010 @12:08AM (#1083068)

My wife absolutely loved the iPad so much she wants me to buy her 2. one for her and one for her brother. (and maybe one for me if i'm nice to her)

This thing is going to be huge.

Re:Is Apple Evil? on Wednesday January 27, 2010 @11:55PM (#1083049)

that's not going to happen.

Re:McGraw-Hill axed from iPad launch after CEO leaks on TV on Wednesday January 27, 2010 @11:52PM (#1083042)

http://www.linkedin.com/companies/macmillanmcgraw-hill

looks like macmillan and mcgraw-hill are the same companies.

Re:Is Apple Evil? on Wednesday January 27, 2010 @09:32PM (#1082795)

no ones forcing you to use Apple products. You're free to use Windows/Linux/Nexus one/etc.

:-)

Re:Apple iPad biggest news is Apple A4 chip. Now they fully control su... on Wednesday January 27, 2010 @08:24PM (#1082650)

i'd love to see a vmware/parallels app for the iPad. imagine being able to run os x/windows/linux on this thing.

Re:Is Apple Evil? on Wednesday January 27, 2010 @08:16PM (#1082631)

EDIT: absolutely agree user experience is Apple's no. 1 priority.

Re:Is Apple Evil? on Wednesday January 27, 2010 @08:14PM (#1082626)

"And the iPhone OS will only run software that they specifically approve. No Flash or other alternate runtimes, no one-off apps or open source customizations. Just total control by Apple. It’s a frightening future.

I don’t know why they’re doing it."

I'll tell you why. because Apple's number one priority is the user experience. You need that kind of control if you want the best possible user experience. And it works for them and their users. 99.999% doesn't give a shit about your concerns.

That's the reason why iPhone sales trumps Nexus One/Droid/etc.

Re:How A Great Product Can Be Bad News: Apple, iPad, and the Closed Mac on Wednesday January 27, 2010 @07:43PM (#1082553)

It's really easy.

You use the iPad to:

- read a book - surf the web - organize/look at/show off photos - watch videos/movies/tv shows - listen to music - send/receive emails - play games - use maps/calendar and the 140k+ apps available in the app store

Anything else, use a Mac (or Windows/Linux).

Re:Ask HN: Great books you read in 2009? on Saturday January 02, 2010 @06:01AM (#1027082)

Great books i read in 2009

-The Wolf of Wall Street by Jordan Belfort - hilarious

-Inside Steve's Brain

-Paypal Wars - old book but still very informative and relevant

-Viral Loop by Adam L. Penenberg

Re:Why Existing Databases (RAC) are So Breakable on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @04:27PM (#970795)

RAC + Dataguard if you use Oracle

Re:Harvard study: Computers don't save hospitals money on Tuesday December 01, 2009 @11:32AM (#970020)

Harvard study: Computers don't save hospitals money

They save lives..

A slew of problems have made managing Android apps a "nightmare"

Posted by ecq on Sunday November 22, 2009 @01:04PM
from the edition.cnn.com dept.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/17/android.wired/

"You may build an app that works perfectly with all three firmwares, but then when you run it on carriers' ROMs it completely blows up," says Fagan. "So we find ourselves having to create apps that are compatible with multiple firmwares, multiple ROMs and multiple devices with different hardware."

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Re:Ask HN: Who's hiring (take 3)? on Saturday November 21, 2009 @01:39AM (#954282)

Ning is hiring

http://about.ning.com/jobs.php

Re:Google Chrome OS will have no native apps, data will be stored in t... on Thursday November 19, 2009 @07:25PM (#951540)

Current operating systems already support multiple computing paradigms (including the ability to run apps and store data in the "cloud"). Forcing people into a specific paradigm has been historically proven to be disastrous (Network Computers, Javastation, etc).

Re:Ask HN: What's the best first business book for a programmer? on Tuesday November 17, 2009 @10:46PM (#947743)

Most of the books I read are usually business profiles/bios of founders/companies.

1) iCon Steve Jobs: The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business

2) The Google Story

3) The Perfect Store: Inside eBay

4) Paypal Wars

5) Barbarians at the Gate (not tech-related but one of the best business books of all time)

Re:Smashing the stack for fun and profit on Sunday November 15, 2009 @04:14PM (#943353)

wow I still remember this. a classic by Aleph One.

Another tutorial pre-dates this by ~1 year. It was written by mudge.

http://biblio.l0t3k.net/b0f/en/howto_write_buffer.txt

Re:Amazing startup pitches (Loopt, Mint, Dropbox, etc) [videos] on Sunday November 15, 2009 @02:01AM (#942724)

This is not a startup pitch, but it's also helpful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-ntLGOyHw4

Re:Amazing startup pitches (Loopt, Mint, Dropbox, etc) [videos] on Saturday November 14, 2009 @04:28PM (#942173)

thanks. this is very helpful.

Re:Ask HN: What is your Home Page in your browser? on Saturday November 07, 2009 @10:30PM (#928750)

cnn.com

Re:Scoopler (YC S08) Digs Up Some Funding, New Features on Friday October 30, 2009 @02:12AM (#911606)

Congratulations guys!

Re:Amazon Relational Database Service on Tuesday October 27, 2009 @02:25AM (#904985)

Actually they do offer Oracle in the cloud. All the features of Oracle full with Grid Control access, etc.

Amazon did a demo at the Oracle Open World a few weeks ago and it looked promising.

http://aws.amazon.com/solutions/global-solution-providers/or...

Re:Ask HN: Who changed your life? on Monday October 26, 2009 @11:56AM (#903439)

remember coding in Pick/Basic 12 yrs ago.

Re:Good investment for a tech guy? on Sunday October 25, 2009 @03:29PM (#902003)

1) pay off your debt 2) buy a 2 - 4 unit apt. live in 1 unit. rent out the rest. 3) invest in your self (certification/training/mba/etc)

Re:Windows 7 is the best operating system on the market on Thursday October 22, 2009 @09:52PM (#898121)

You'll still find a few of the niggling quirks found in Windows versions past. For instance, the OS still requires "activation" by a 25-character code, an anti-piracy measure that annoys legitimate users while doing little to crush actual pirates.

rofl

Re:D. J. Bernstein on Monday October 19, 2009 @12:12PM (#890343)

the best programmer is the person who have made the biggest difference in people's lives.

it's not measured by the no. of lines of code, bugs,etc.

Re:Poll: What is your primary *nix distro on your home machine? on Sunday October 18, 2009 @01:10AM (#888005)

OSX