tmachinecharmer

You can use

- private tumblr blog

- catch.com

- evernote

- google docs

- emacs org-mode + dropbox

etc.

If you record everything on audio tape or talk only using phone and record it. Or you use gtalk only then legal bodies might take it seriously. But no one is going to take notes written by you seriously.

Is it legal to record phone conversation without other persons consent? I don't k now.

I wrote a script to do this for gmail and yahoo a long long time back

http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576542-password-grabber-...

Read "Staging a revolution" http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/23835/

I was thinking if you create a few strong monkeys this could work. If this monkey effect is true then it has got applications.

I was wondering if marketing people use this.

Can you have man/help page? Because a lot many guys were confused at first. Nice job.

Just what I was about to say http://www.cinsk.org/emacs/emacs-artist.html

There is EMACS TOO!!! This is insane. I am going mad with happiness. I really really have tears in my eyes.

Read original SEAL code http://usnavysealfoundation.org/SEAL_CODE.html

Also add MathJAX so that latex works. Good job!

If you are using Windows: 1. Download Visual Studio Express Edition 2. Google for C# tutorials for beginners 3. Follow it.

If you are using Linux: 1. Google for Python tutorial for beginners 2. Follow it.

Learn some web programming by following tutorials on w3schools. You should be able to create simple static web page and host it on localhost.

Why C# and Python? Well both are widely used and are easy to grasp.

Once you grasp basic concepts like 1. if...else.. 2. for 3. while 4. case 5. What are libraries? 7. What is difference between compilation and interpretation? 8. What is the difference between editor, IDE and compiler?

the force will guide you.

And if at any point you get stuck you can always ask question at StackOverflow.com

Then, you can come back and "Ask HN" how do I become better programmer?

Best of luck!

The Annotated Turing by Charles Petzold

They have already got Guido, now Gosling, Bjarne is the next guy I guess!

Do startups that are not making profit qualify as non-profit organizations?

PG essay writing link is dead! :( Where else can I find it?

You can teach your kids coding. Then give them your ideas and guide them. howz that? :)

This is "Algorithm Age". Damn! They are powerful!

>how does all of this fits in a startup?

It is really helpful to be technically sound.

Here is a scenario of what happens if you are not technically sound:

Have you watched The Social Network? There were guys who had an idea but didn't know how to implement it. So, they asked "another guy" who knew how to implement it to do the job.

That "another guy" stole the idea. :)

Scott Aaronson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SczraSQE3MY)

You smell it right matie! ;)

ClearQuest along with ClearCase for version control.

NOTE: I ""SUPER-HATE"" it. But I am helpless. :(

This question belongs to StackOverflow.com

Twitter <= 140 <= {Tumblr, Buzz, Blogger, Wordpress}

There are better alternatives to twitter > 140 chars but <= 140 chars none.

You don't believe, that is why you fail. --Master Yoda

On this occasion this book makes a lot of sense http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outliers_%28book%29

What you provided above is its excellent summery! :)