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Re:Show HN: Customised meal plan to boost yourself on Thursday August 29, 2013 @03:41AM (#6294722)
This just seems to be a signup page.
Personally, I no longer trust these established indicators. I now feel justified in assuming that backdoors are built into most systems and that Glass could be recording at any time, without my approval and without any indication.
Re:What is Programmer Anarchy and does it have a future? on Tuesday July 16, 2013 @03:29PM (#6054196)
I think there's a pretty clear analogy between Programmer Anarchy and Free Market Economics.

Each posits that regulation (whether by central managers or external forces like government agencies) hinder progress. Supporters of this view claim that spontaneous order is superior to any order that does not allow individuals to make their own choices of what to produce, what to buy, what to sell, and at what prices, due to the number and complexity of the factors involved. They further believe that any attempt to implement central planning will result in more disorder, or a less efficient production and distribution of goods and services.

When it comes to economics, true free markets almost never work. Some form of governing agency is necessary to safeguard social and environmental values. I imagine a similar form of regulation is beneficial to commercial software projects. However, without appropriate data, this (like the author's points) is only speculation.

Re:Turn a light bulb on with every new user or download on Tuesday April 30, 2013 @12:31AM (#5630433)
The Peggy 2 looks really neat. I just might spend some time on this during the summer...
Re:Turn a light bulb on with every new user or download on Monday April 29, 2013 @11:22PM (#5630253)
For a larger company with more signups/uploads, I'm envisioning a wall of LEDs, controlled by an Arduino board.