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Re:Ask HN: Who Is Hiring? (August 2012) on Monday August 06, 2012 @04:04AM (#4344366)
Seven years minimum experience developing mobile apps? Seriously? I don't see why PalmOS or WinCE experience can be criteria for minimum experience these days.
Re:Amber Waves of Green on Saturday June 30, 2012 @01:22PM (#4182195)
And with that, I understand why the rich are secretive about their wealth. It's ok if you're poor and pissed about the rich, but if you're rich and pissed about the poor, lose all your friends. Collect $200M as you pass Go.
Re:Amber Waves of Green on Saturday June 30, 2012 @12:47PM (#4182067)
I'm hopelessly naive about taxes in the US (I'm not from the US). How much more money (in dollars) are we talking about here?
Re:Amber Waves of Green on Saturday June 30, 2012 @12:09PM (#4181968)
Considering how much the US has spent and is still spending on the military for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, I don't quite get the perception that taxing the rich more would fix anything. The bucket is leaking like crazy at the bottom and the solution is to pour more water? It may be fairer, but will it produce that much benefit, especially when compared to how difficult it would be to make this change? Is this tax-the-rich issue a red herring?

How much more money would end up in Uncle Sam's coffers anyway if the richer are taxed more?

Re:How 30 days without social media changed my life on Saturday June 16, 2012 @04:13AM (#4120132)
WhatsApp FTW? Most of the impromptu meets for food and drinks with friends are organized using that instead of Facebook. Takes way too long to wait for people to check FB, RSVP, etc.
17 years ago, when I got my second Internet account with my ISP, I filled in these 3 names for my choice of email address on their paper signup form.

root@ , nobody@ and daemon@

They gave me "daemon". I've terminated that account long ago, but last I checked (6 years ago?), I could still retrieve emails and dial in using a modem using that account.

Re:Facebook security hole allows viewing of private photos on Tuesday December 06, 2011 @08:21AM (#3319131)
Tested this theory against my account using another throwaway one. My real account has several profile pictures and the exploit didn't work.
Re:Facebook security hole allows viewing of private photos on Tuesday December 06, 2011 @08:20AM (#3319128)
Created a throwaway account to test this against my own account, didn't work even with US English set. There's more to it.