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Re:Telegram’s Cryptanalysis Contest on Friday December 20, 2013 @11:02AM (#6942013)
I don't understand why this is such a massive problem (front page news for days now, really?). Mind you, I am not a crypto expert, but enough with the bitching already.

Crypto experts, just crack it then.. who cares about the special conditions in the contest which make it so difficult. Just do it, prove your point and carry on.

$200k is PR, everyone knows that already.

Re:In iOS 7, the final straw for Newsstand on Tuesday October 15, 2013 @03:52PM (#6555883)
This article is all wrong. I am a consumer, and the publisher should be interested in what works for me. While one can argue the merits of Newsstand, I've used it, and I've used standalone native apps as the OP suggest. I prefer consolidation to mess. I prefer a consistent experience across all reading material, much like the physical counterpart found in the magazine / newspaper format.
Re:We Let Our Employee Set Their Own Salaries on Saturday August 31, 2013 @11:51AM (#6307096)
Looks like the OP is not Chris Ashworth.

I would also be curious to see some actual numbers behind this topic. Especially the number of employees + founders, and the skill sets of that combined team.

Re:What is ‘Rack’ in Ruby/Rails? on Thursday August 22, 2013 @10:10AM (#6257211)
Great post Gaurav!
Re:Harlem Shake Chrome Extension on Thursday February 14, 2013 @11:15PM (#5224388)
oops. I wanted the bookmarklet, not the chrome extension built for only one single site. DELETE!
Re:A Short Rant About Working Remotely on Thursday January 31, 2013 @11:27AM (#5145712)
I get your rant, I've done remote and on-site work. I personally prefer a healthy mix of both (http://bigbangtechnology.com/post/an_async_experiment/).

I think having everyone in office in a small company is often more about building a great office culture, and less about it being the only way to build a company. Small teams tend to do more than just work together, they integrate their socials lives. When that is the type of company you are trying to build, remote workers don't fit into that picture right away.

Also you cannot forget the difference between good distractions and bad distractions. Overhearing a conversation (between other developers), is less of a distraction than overhearing a couple of suits on sales calls or talking about the game last night. You can still be in the zone, have good distractions, be an introvert, noise cancelling headphones, etc.

A small team on-site is going to rapidly move through ideas, faster than chat rooms or even facetime/skype can truly allow, as natural as it appears it is nothing compared to in person conversations. That moment when your team discovers their Epiphany, in my opinion, is much more likely to happen in person.

Taige has been writing some great stuff, this is no exception. I am looking forward to the next one!
Awesome, and congrats Brian!